Philippines, 1944 AD., Denver mint, 20 Centavos, KM 182.
Philippines, sovereignty of the USA, Denver mint (USA), 1944 AD.,
20 Centavo (21 mm / 4,09 g), 0.750 silver, 4,00 g theor. mint weight, mintage 28,596,000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / D 1944 , arms of the US commonwealth: eagle with wings open above shield of arms.
Rev.: TWENTY - CENTAVOS / FILIPINAS , female (Liberty) standing frontal, holding hammer on anvil to left, the smoking volcano of Mt. Mayon in the distance to r.
KM 182 .
Year / Mintage
1937 M 2,665,000
1938 M 3,000,000
1941 M 1,500,000
1944 D 28,596,000
1945 D 82,804,000
The Philippines was ceded to the United States as part of the settlement between Spain and the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. A self-governing commonwealth was established in 1935. The U.S. granted the Republic of The Philippines full independence on July 4, 1946.
During the United States administration, Congress was responsible for issuing coinage. The first U.S./Philippine coins were minted in 1903 in Philadelphia and San Francisco and bear both the Identities of the United States and "Filipinas" (Spanish for The Philippines). This issue was minted in Manila (M) and later in Denver, Colorado (D).