Philippines 1937-M 10 centavos

1937-M Ten Centavos

This specimen is the first date of the type struck for the new commonwealth of the Philippines. Large size ten centavos were struck 1903-06 (KM 165) and reduced size ten centavos (KM 169) were struck 1907-35. With the inauguration of the commonwealth in 1936, the reverse was redesigned and the new type was issued 1937-41 and 1944-45. The Manila mint was responsible for production during 1920-41. This date is not the highest mintage but has a low catalog price.

Recorded Mintage: 3,500,000.

Specifications: 2.00 g, 0.750 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog Reference: KM 181.

Source:

• Basso, Aldo P., Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, Menlo Park, CA: 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Ganzon de Legarda, Angelita, Piloncitos to Pesos, A Brief History of Coinage in the Philippines, Manila: Bancom Development Corporation, 1976.

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