Owner Comments:
KM-18 - Culion Leper Colony, Philippine Commission of Public Health - 1925PM One Peso - Mintage: 20,000
Struck in Copper-Nickel with a diameter of 35.4mm.
McFadden #: 767
Basso #: 236
Shafer #: SL-12
This coin is part of the fourth series of coins issued for circulation in the Culion Leper Colony. It incorporates an entirely new design than those that proceeded it. The obverse is composed of the bust of Dr. José Rizal, one of the most revered heroes of the Philippines, and the legend "CULION LEPER COLONY - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS." The reverse is composed of the seal of the Philippine Health Service, the value, the date, and "PM" identifying the Philippine Mint. The two letters appear on the reverse with the "P" beneath the star to the left of the date, and the "M" beneath the star to the right.
I don't understand the label on the holder, It states that the catalog number is KM-25, but my edition of Krause & Mishler lists this coin as KM-18. There are no Culion coins even listed with a number greater than 18. This coin is in an older NGC holder, so I strongly suspect that K&M eliminated some listings and renumbered sometime after this coin was encapsulated.
There are no varieties reported for this issue/denomination.
Date acquired: 10/28/2012 (Already graded by NGC)
References:
• "United States Territorial Coinage for the Philippine Islands" by Neil Shafer, Whitman Publishing Company Racine, Wisconsin, 1961: 41-45
• "Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines 1728-1974" by Aldo P. Basso, second edition Bookman Printing House, Quezon City, 1975: 76-80
• "The Numismatic Aspects of Leprosy" by R.R. McFadden, J. Grost, and D.F. Marr, D.C. McDonald Associates, Inc., 1993: 58-69
• "Standard Catalog of World Coins" by Krause & Mischler (Identifies coins by their "KM" number 1-18 and A5.)
Rev. 9/15/2013