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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Commonwealth of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1937-1945 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The central device displays the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, featuring a quartered shield bearing the American eagle and the Philippine castle and lion, surmounted by a large spread eagle with wings raised. A scroll below the shield bears an inscription. The mint mark appears at the lower left of the field, with the date centered at the bottom. The encircling legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, and COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES D 1944 |
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The Commonwealth-era Philippine coinage was authorized under the 1903 Coinage Act framework but redesigned following the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1935, with the new types introduced partly to signal political transition toward the promised independence of 1946. Production shifted dramatically after the Japanese invasion of December 1941 — the Manila Mint, which had operated since 1920, was seized, and a significant quantity of unissued coins and bullion was dumped into Cabcaben Bay to prevent capture. Some of that silver was later recovered by Japanese salvage operations.
The 1944-D and 1945-D issues were struck at Denver during the occupation years.