20 Centavos U.S. Administration

Features

Issuer	Philippines
Period	Commonwealth (1935-1946)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1937-1945
Value	20 Centavos (0.2)
Currency	Peso (1857-1967)
Composition	Silver (.750) (Copper .250)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 7513 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 182, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 20 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

The arms of the US commonwealth - eagle above a shield, date below with the mintmark to the left of the date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES
D 1944

Reverse

Liberty standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on an anvil and an active volcano (Mt. Mayon) to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TWENTY CENTAVOS
FILIPINAS

Translation:
Twenty Centavos
Philippines

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Comments

1944 D/S

For the 1945 dated coins, 82,804,000 were minted in 1945 and 7,400,000 were minted in 1946.

American era Philippine silver coins declined for circulation since 1960s

See also

• Allegory
• Coat of Arms
• Mountain

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