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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 283015, member: 6229"]You know the United States of America defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War. As a result of our victory the Philippines Islands, a territorial possession of Spain became a U.S.A. possession. </p><p> </p><p>Picture this:</p><p> </p><p>As a U.S.A. possession, the U.S. Mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco began producing coinage for the Philippines in 1903. </p><p> </p><p><b>NOTE</b>: The legend on the reverse "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on these coins (if you're acquiring coins to eventually own a typeset collection of United States coins your collection won't be complete without these Philipines coins:</p><p> </p><p>images courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-162&desc=Philippines%20km162%201/2%20Centavo%20(1903-1908" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-162&desc=Philippines%20km162%201/2%20Centavo%20(1903-1908" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-162&desc=Philippines km162 1/2 Centavo (1903-1908</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-163&desc=Philippines%20km163%201%20Centavo%20(1903-1936" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-163&desc=Philippines%20km163%201%20Centavo%20(1903-1936" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-163&desc=Philippines km163 1 Centavo (1903-1936</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-164&desc=Philippines%20km164%205%20Centavos%20(1903-1928" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-164&desc=Philippines%20km164%205%20Centavos%20(1903-1928" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-164&desc=Philippines km164 5 Centavos (1903-1928</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-166&desc=Philippines%20km166%2020%20Centavos%20(1903-1906" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-166&desc=Philippines%20km166%2020%20Centavos%20(1903-1906" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-166&desc=Philippines km166 20 Centavos (1903-1906</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-167&desc=Philippines%20km167%2050%20Centavos%20(1903-1906" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-167&desc=Philippines%20km167%2050%20Centavos%20(1903-1906" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-167&desc=Philippines km167 50 Centavos (1903-1906</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-168&desc=Philippines%20km168%201%20Peso%20(1903-1906" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-168&desc=Philippines%20km168%201%20Peso%20(1903-1906" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-168&desc=Philippines km168 1 Peso (1903-1906</a>)</p><p> </p><p>In 1920 Congress mandated the San Francisco Mint open and operate a subsidiary mint in the city of Manila. It was designated as the Manila Mint. The Manila Mint was the first (and only) U.S. Mint ever located outside the Continental United States. It produced coinage for one year(1924). It reopened in 1925 and struck coins until 1941 which is the year Japanese forces invaded the Phillippines. Upon the Allied forces retaking of the Phillipines, the battle was so fierce in Manila, the mint was destroyed.</p><p>Coinage for the years of 1944 and 1945 were struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver. </p><p> </p><p><b><b>Here's the 1 Centavo</b>: </b></p><p><b><br /></b> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-179&desc=Philippines%20km179%201%20Centavo%20(1937-1944" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-179&desc=Philippines%20km179%201%20Centavo%20(1937-1944" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-179&desc=Philippines km179 1 Centavo (1937-1944</a>)</p><p> </p><p><b><b>Here's the 5 Centavos:</b></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-180a&desc=Philippines%20km180a%205%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-180a&desc=Philippines%20km180a%205%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-180a&desc=Philippines km180a 5 Centavos (1937-1945</a>)</p><p> </p><p><b><b>Here's the 10 centavos:</b></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-181&desc=Philippines%20km181%2010%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-181&desc=Philippines%20km181%2010%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-181&desc=Philippines km181 10 Centavos (1937-1945</a>)</p><p> </p><p><b><b>Here's the 20 Centavos:</b></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-182&desc=Philippines%20km182%2020%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-182&desc=Philippines%20km182%2020%20Centavos%20(1937-1945" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-182&desc=Philippines km182 20 Centavos (1937-1945</a>)</p><p> </p><p><b>Hee's the 50 Centavos of '44 and '45: </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-183&desc=Philippines%20km183%2050%20Centavos%20(1944,1945" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-183&desc=Philippines%20km183%2050%20Centavos%20(1944,1945" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-183&desc=Philippines km183 50 Centavos (1944,1945</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Special 50 centavos and 1 Peso coins were struck in 1936 honoring Roosevelt and Quezon.</p><p> </p><p><b>Here's the 1 Peso:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-177&desc=Philippines%20km177%201%20Peso%20(1936)%20Roosevelt%20and%20Quezon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-177&desc=Philippines%20km177%201%20Peso%20(1936)%20Roosevelt%20and%20Quezon" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-177&desc=Philippines km177 1 Peso (1936) Roosevelt and Quezon</a></p><p> </p><p>The Philippines struck two special coins in 1947 to commemorate General Douglas MacArthur:</p><p> </p><p><b>Here's the 50 Centavos: </b>(notice the "S" San Francisco mint mark)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/142-184&desc=Philippines%20km184%2050%20Centavos%20(1947)%20Gen.%20Douglas%20MacArthur" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/142-184&desc=Philippines%20km184%2050%20Centavos%20(1947)%20Gen.%20Douglas%20MacArthur" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/142-184&desc=Philippines km184 50 Centavos (1947) Gen. Douglas MacArthur</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Here's the 1 Peso coin:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-185&desc=Philippines%20km185%201%20Peso%20(1947)%20Douglas%20MacArthur" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-185&desc=Philippines%20km185%201%20Peso%20(1947)%20Douglas%20MacArthur" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-185&desc=Philippines km185 1 Peso (1947) Douglas MacArthur</a></p><p> </p><p>In 1946 the Phillippines were granted independence and became an independent country in its own right. Manila is now the Capital City of the Philippines.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed this trivia...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 283015, member: 6229"]You know the United States of America defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War. As a result of our victory the Philippines Islands, a territorial possession of Spain became a U.S.A. possession. Picture this: As a U.S.A. possession, the U.S. Mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco began producing coinage for the Philippines in 1903. [B]NOTE[/B]: The legend on the reverse "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on these coins (if you're acquiring coins to eventually own a typeset collection of United States coins your collection won't be complete without these Philipines coins: images courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-162&desc=Philippines%20km162%201/2%20Centavo%20(1903-1908[/URL]) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-163&desc=Philippines%20km163%201%20Centavo%20(1903-1936[/URL]) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-164&desc=Philippines%20km164%205%20Centavos%20(1903-1928[/URL]) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-166&desc=Philippines%20km166%2020%20Centavos%20(1903-1906[/URL]) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-167&desc=Philippines%20km167%2050%20Centavos%20(1903-1906[/URL]) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-168&desc=Philippines%20km168%201%20Peso%20(1903-1906[/URL]) In 1920 Congress mandated the San Francisco Mint open and operate a subsidiary mint in the city of Manila. It was designated as the Manila Mint. The Manila Mint was the first (and only) U.S. Mint ever located outside the Continental United States. It produced coinage for one year(1924). It reopened in 1925 and struck coins until 1941 which is the year Japanese forces invaded the Phillippines. Upon the Allied forces retaking of the Phillipines, the battle was so fierce in Manila, the mint was destroyed. Coinage for the years of 1944 and 1945 were struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver. [B][B]Here's the 1 Centavo[/B]: [/B] [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-179&desc=Philippines%20km179%201%20Centavo%20(1937-1944[/URL]) [B][B]Here's the 5 Centavos:[/B] [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-180a&desc=Philippines%20km180a%205%20Centavos%20(1937-1945[/URL]) [B][B]Here's the 10 centavos:[/B] [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-181&desc=Philippines%20km181%2010%20Centavos%20(1937-1945[/URL]) [B][B]Here's the 20 Centavos:[/B] [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-182&desc=Philippines%20km182%2020%20Centavos%20(1937-1945[/URL]) [B]Hee's the 50 Centavos of '44 and '45: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img5/142-183&desc=Philippines%20km183%2050%20Centavos%20(1944,1945[/URL]) Special 50 centavos and 1 Peso coins were struck in 1936 honoring Roosevelt and Quezon. [B]Here's the 1 Peso: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-177&desc=Philippines%20km177%201%20Peso%20(1936)%20Roosevelt%20and%20Quezon[/URL] The Philippines struck two special coins in 1947 to commemorate General Douglas MacArthur: [B]Here's the 50 Centavos: [/B](notice the "S" San Francisco mint mark) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img10/142-184&desc=Philippines%20km184%2050%20Centavos%20(1947)%20Gen.%20Douglas%20MacArthur[/URL] [B]Here's the 1 Peso coin: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-185&desc=Philippines%20km185%201%20Peso%20(1947)%20Douglas%20MacArthur[/URL] In 1946 the Phillippines were granted independence and became an independent country in its own right. Manila is now the Capital City of the Philippines. Hope you enjoyed this trivia... Clinker [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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