I dont see many of these down my way but they very good looking coins and the obverse is one of my favorites.
Do you have a picture of reverse what year is that? Thanks. . Want to see the back of the coin. Swerte.
Agree with the favorite status of your beautiful coin. I'm plugging away at a theme collection of Liberty coins. ANY and ALL Liberty images or personification thereof. Have the large, silver dollar-size, one peso coin, dated 1907. My 10 and 20 centavos coins are both dated 1917. This was a series wherein all denominations showed the same imagery. The symbolism depicted is quite striking, making this coin so attractive. There is the national icon, the Mount Mayon volcano, belching smoke in the background. It is considered to be the most active volcano in the Philippines and is known for its almost perfect cone-shape. Eruptions are "explosive" in nature, shooting fine ash and ash-laden gasses skyward, causing massive cauliflower-shaped clouds to form. Destruction results from the ash burying life where it falls, rather than having the volcano blowing itself apart and having lava flowing all over the place. Standing is Libertad [Liberty], with hammer in hand and resting on an anvil. This portrays Libertad having broken the chain of bondage to Spain, freeing her people to become self-governing. As stated, this was a series of coins that were struck following the close of the Spanish-American war, where "the brave and the free" sent Spain packing, tail between hind legs. Teddy Roosevelt declared the Philippines to be "pacified" in 1902. Trust that some day you will be fortunate enough to acquire the bigger, one peso coin. It's truly a beauty!
Thanks for the post and the history lesson to. I continue to collect these coins and I will get you a pic of the reverse of the coins red.
i have 3, 1944 twenty centavos And 1, 1941 ten centavos..... i dont know to much about them but are theyworth anything?
