JAA USA-Philippines Leper Coins
1930 10C

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PHILIPPINES UNDER U.S. SOVEREIGNTY
Item Description: 10C 1930 USA-PHIL CULION LEPER COLONY
Full Grade: NGC XF 45
Owner: JAA

Owner Comments:

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 Mint
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 17,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 27mm

NGC Population: 1/1

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