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SilverTorch66 presents: Introducing the U.S. Philippines Peso Silver Coin Series 1903 - 1912. These American minted coins made for the Philippine Islands are steeped in history in intrigue. There we actually two different varieties to this Philippine Peso set;
Variety 1 was minted from 1903 thru 1906
These coins were originally struck on Morgan Dollar planchets from either the Philadelphia or San Franciso Mints. The obverse, which was designed by the Philippine sculptor and artist Melecio Figueroa, sometimes referred to as the “Prince of Filipino Engravers.”
displays a young Filipina girl standing next to an anvil in a flowing dress resting a hammer held in her right hand atop an anvil, in her raised left arm she holds an olive branch. In the background is the Mt. Mayon volcano with billowing smoke emitting from its crater. Mt. Mayon is considered one the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the Philippines. It is well know for its almost perfect conical shape. Along the top edge you will find the inscription of the coins denomination “ONE PESO” and along the lower edge is the inscription “FILIPINAS”. Which is the name of the archipelago in Spanish.
The reverse displays the arms of the US Territories Shield, a broad winged eagle clutching an olive branch in its right claw and a bundle of arrows in its left, sitting atop a shield divided into two registers. The upper register has 13 stars, and the lower register has 13 vertical stripes. The date appears at the bottom, and "United States of America" appears at the top. To the left of the year may be a mint mark “S” for San Francisco. Coins with no mint marks were minted at the Philadelphia Mint.
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