Five Centavo CoinAmerican Occupation (1903)
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Obverse: figure of a man seated beside an anvil and holding a hammer with a volcano (Mt. Mayon) erupting in the background, "Five Centavos", "Filipinas"
Reverse: arms of the US Territories, "United States of America", year mark
Shape: round
Edge: plain
Diameter: 21.2 mm (1903-28)
19mm (1930-45)
Weight: 77.16 grains (1903-28)
75.16 grains (1930-45)
Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel (1903-41),
65% copper, 12% nickel, 23% zinc (1944-45)
Designer: Melecio Figueroa
The figure of the man in the obverse is an allegory for the hard work being done by the Filipinos in building their own future.
Arms of the US Territories
Shape: round
Edge: plain
Diameter: 21.2 mm (1903-28)
19mm (1930-45)
Weight: 77.16 grains (1903-28)
75.16 grains (1930-45)
Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel (1903-41),
65% copper, 12% nickel, 23% zinc (1944-45)
Designer: Melecio Figueroa
The dimensions of this coin were changed in 1930. When the size of the 20 centavo coin was reduced, it had about the same size as the 5 centavo coin. Because of the losses because of the confusion between the two coins, the 5 centavo coin was reduced in size.
The figure of the man in the obverse is an allegory for the hard work being done by the Filipinos in building their own future.
Arms of the US Territories
This is a braodwinged eagle, sitting atop a shield divided into two registers. The upper register has 13 stars, and the lower register has 13 vertical stripes.
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1903-1905 50 Centavo = 250 each.
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1903-1929 20 Centavo = 60 each.
1937-1945 20 Centavo = 50each.
Filipinas 10 Centavo coins
1903-1945 10 centavo = 30 each.
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