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10 Pesos Silver certificate, Eagle seal
| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippine Islands |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Reference(s) | P#36 |
| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of George Washington within an oval laurel wreath frame, with the large bold inscription PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and TEN SILVER PESOS above and below the portrait. A large red Roman numeral X underprint appears at left, and a red circular Treasury of the Philippine Islands seal is applied at right with manuscript annotation reading Manila, Philippine Islands. Two red serial numbers appear at upper right and lower left, with the authority text and series date printed in letterpress along the upper margin. |
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| Signature(s) | Forbes & Barrett Forbes & Manning Francis Burton Harrison & Manning Francis Burton Harrison & Fitzsimmons |
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The Philippine Islands silver certificates were payable in silver pesos held in the Insular Treasury — a monetary arrangement that mirrored the U.S. silver certificate system but operated under American colonial administration. The eagle seal used on this series identifies it as the earlier type; later issues switched to a treasury seal design, which collectors use to distinguish the runs within Pick 36.
Four signature combinations exist across the series, spanning the tenures of Governors-General Forbes and Harrison. The Harrison-Fitzsimmons pairing is the scarcest of the four.