JAA USA-Philippines Leper Coins
1930 10C


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Coin Details

  

Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
Item Description: COPPER-NICKEL 10C 1930 USA-PHIL CULION LEPER COLONY KM-10
Grade: NGC XF Details
Grade Comment: SURFACE HAIRLINES
Owner: JAA
 
Winning Set: JAA USA-Philippines Leper Coins
Date Added: 9/24/2013
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The obverse of the 1930 10 Centavos features a bust of Andres Bonifacio, a Filipino revolutionary general, and the legend "LEPER COLONIES AND STATIONS - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS". On the reverse is the denomination (10), the date (1930), and the inscription "PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE - LEPER COIN TEN CENTAVOS"

SPECIFICATIONS:
Mint: U.S. Manila Branch Mint
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 17,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 27mm

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