1944 D PHILIPPINES Twenty Centavos United States of America Silver Coin i79685

Description

Item:
i79685
Authentic Coin of:
Philippines - United States Administration
1944 D
Silver Twenty Centavos 20mm (
4.03
grams) 0.750 Silver (0.0958 oz. ASW) Denver Mint
Reference: KM# 182
TWENTY CENTAVOS FILIPINAS, Figure of Liberty, a standing female figure (considered by many to be the daughter of the designer 'Blanca') in the act of striking the anvil with a hammer. This was done to show the work being done by Americans in building a better Philippines. On the right side (background) there is a simmering volcano, Mt. Mayon, topped with smoke rings.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
D 1944
, Eagle with open wings standing atop coat-of-arms of the Philippines.
You are bidding on the exact item pictured,  provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of  Authenticity.
The
Philippines
,  officially known as the
Republic of the Philippines
(Filipino:
Republika ng Pilipinas
), is a
sovereign
island country
in
Southeast Asia
situated in the western Pacific  Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under  three main geographical divisions from north to south:
Luzon
,
Visayas
, and
Mindanao
. The capital city of the Philippines  is
Manila
and the most populous city is
Quezon City
, both part of
Metro Manila
.
The  Philippines' location on the Pacific
Ring of Fire
and close to the equator makes the  Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant  natural resources and some of the world's greatest
biodiversity
. The Philippines has an area of  approximately 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), and a population of  more than 100 million with faster growth than any other east Asian country. It  is the
seventh-most populated country in Asia
and the
12th most populated country
in the world. An  additional 12 million Filipinos
live overseas
, comprising one of the world's  largest
diasporas
. Multiple
ethnicities
and cultures are found throughout  the islands. In prehistoric times,
Negritos
were some of the archipelago's  earliest inhabitants. They were followed by
successive waves
of
Austronesian peoples
. Exchanges with Chinese,
Malay
,
Indian
, and
Islamic
states occurred. Then, various
nations
were established under the rule of
Datus
,
Rajahs
,
Sultans
or
Lakans
.
The arrival of
Ferdinand Magellan
in
Homonhon
,
Eastern Samar
in 1521 marked the beginning of  Hispanic colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer
Ruy López de Villalobos
named the archipelago
Las Islas Filipinas
in honor of
Philip II of Spain
. With the arrival of
Miguel López de Legazpi
from Mexico City, in  1565, the first Hispanic settlement in the archipelago was established. The  Philippines became part of the
Spanish Empire
for more than 300 years. This  resulted in
Roman Catholicism
becoming the dominant  religion. During this time,
Manila
became the western hub of the  trans-Pacific
trade
connecting
Asia
with
Acapulco
in the
Americas
using
Manila galleons
.
As the 19th century gave way to the 20th, there followed in quick succession  the
Philippine Revolution
, which spawned the  short-lived
First Philippine Republic
, followed by the  bloody
Philippine–American War
of conquest by US  military force. Aside from the period of
Japanese occupation
, the
United States
retained sovereignty over the  islands until after
World War II
, when the Philippines was  recognized as an independent nation. Since then, the Philippines has often had a  tumultuous experience with democracy, which included the overthrow of a  dictatorship by
a non-violent revolution
.
The nation's large population and
economic potential
have led it to be classified  as a
middle power
. It is a founding member of the
United Nations
,
World Trade Organization
,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
, the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
forum, and  the
East Asia Summit
. It also hosts the  headquarters of the
Asian Development Bank
. The Philippines is  considered to be an
emerging market
and a
newly industrialized country
, which has an  economy transitioning from being one based on agriculture to one based more on  services and manufacturing.
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