Trivia - Phillipines

Clinker · Dec 17, 2006

horge said:

Hi.
The Manila Mint operated from 1920 to 1941.
It did not ever reopen after the war, as the building (formerly the Intendencia, being only blocks
away from the location of the old Spanish colonial mint or Casa de moneda de Manila,) was
too severely damaged by U.S. ordnance, in liberating the city from entrenched Japanese forces.
(If there are any WW2 U.S. veterans here, you have my profound gratitude and admiration.)

In 1998, the Spanish government extended funding for the restoration of the old (U.S.) Manila Mint
(Intendencia) building, to serve as the new home of the Philippine National Archives (RMAO), but
work towards this end has been frustratingly slow. I happened to drive by the ruins just this
Saturday morning.

In 1975, a new mint was established far north of Manila, in Quezon City. It operates to this day.
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Thamks for the updates and corrections...
Clinker

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