Ten Centavo Coin
Philippine-American Commonwealth (1945)
Philippine-American Commonwealth (1945)
Obverse: Lady Liberty striking an anvil with a hammer with a volcano (Mt. Mayon) erupting in the background, "Ten Centavos", "Filipinas"
Reverse: arms of the Philippine-American Commonwealth, "United States of America", year mark
Shape: round
Edge: reeded
Diameter: 16.5mm
Material: silver
Designer: Melecio Figueroa
Reverse: arms of the Philippine-American Commonwealth, "United States of America", year mark
Shape: round
Edge: reeded
Diameter: 16.5mm
Material: silver
Designer: Melecio Figueroa
The figure of Lady Liberty striking the anvil with a hammer is supposed to depict the work done by the Americans in creating a progressive Philippines. Many suspect that the lady in the figure is actually Blanca, the daughter of the designer.
Arms of the Commonwealth
Arms of the Commonwealth
When the Philippines became a US Commonwealth, the arms of the Commonwealth were adopted in the reverse of the coins. Compared to the arms of the US Territories, this seal is composed of a much smaller eagle with its wings pointed up, perched over a shield with peaked corners, above a scroll reading "Commonwealth of the Philippines". It is a much busier pattern, and widely considered less attractive.
5 comments:
Good day!
just wanted to ask the worth of this coin??
is there a 20 centavo series of this kind?how much will that be?thank you
is there a 20 centavo series of this kind?how much will that be?thank you
i have 1937 miss print 10cetavos silver coin just wanted to ask the value of this coin???
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