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1 Centavo
| Issuer | Philippines |
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| Year | 1903-1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A heraldic American bald eagle displayed with wings spread, perched upon and clutching an American shield decorated with horizontal stripes in the lower half and a row of stars along the chief, with an olive branch and arrows beneath its talons. The circular legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs around the upper periphery, while the date appears in the lower exergue flanked by two raised dots, all within a beaded border. |
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Produced under the authority of the U.S. colonial administration following the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, which established a new monetary system pegged to the U.S. gold dollar at a ratio of two Philippine pesos to one dollar. The Manila Mint opened in 1920 specifically to produce Philippine coinage locally — prior to that, all pieces in this series were struck at Philadelphia or San Francisco. Issues after 1920 can be attributed to Manila by their "M" mint mark.
Production ceased in 1936 as the newly established Commonwealth of the Philippines prepared its own coinage series, rendering this type obsolete after just over three decades of circulation.