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1 Centavo Soldier head
| Issuer | Panay, Island of |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare truncated bust of a helmeted soldier in right profile occupies the central field, the helmet rendered with a broad brim and raised crest in a primitive but expressive engraving style characteristic of Philippine revolutionary emergency coinage. A circular legend reading REPUBLICA FILIPINAS surrounds the effigy along the upper periphery, with the date 1899 positioned in the lower exergual area. The overall execution is bold and rudimentary, reflecting the improvised conditions under which this issue was produced on Panay Island during the Philippine-American War. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA FILIPINAS 1899 (Translation: Republic of the Philippines.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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