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.
Allen #: C-12
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.
This coin is a well struck example of this date, but unfortunately had been cleaned sometime in the past.
There are no varieties reported for this issue/denomination.
Date acquired: 6/9/2014 (raw coin)
Date graded: 9/12/2015 (self submitted to NGC for grading)
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. 9/12/2014