1883 horizontal 8 Alfonso XII Philippine Silver 20 Centavos

Obverse
1883 horizontal 8 Alfonso XII Philippine Silver 20 Centavos (Obverse)

Reverse
1883 horizontal 8 Alfonso XII Philippine Silver 20 Centavos (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Philippines 
Period:  Spanish colony, Alfonso XII 
Face value:  20 Centavos 
Dates:  From 1880 to 1885 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Alfonso XII facing right 
Legend:  ALFONSO XII POR LA G· DE DIOS 
 
Reverse:  Coat of arms divides value 
Legend:  REY CONSTL. DE ESPAÑA 20 Cs. DE Po. 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Gregorio Sellán González 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 149 

Currency
Unit:  Philippine Peso 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centavos = 1 Peso (Piso)
 
Mint Marks: 
(b) Brussels, Belgium
D - US Mint, Denver, Colorado, United States
(Lt) - Llantrisant, Wales
M, MA - Manila, Philippines
PM - Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, England
S - US Mint, San Francisco, California, United States
SGV - Madrid, Spain
(Sh) - Sherritt, Canada
(US) - United States
(VDM) - Vereinigte Deutsche Metall Werks, Altona, Germany
Star - Manila, Philippines

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Issue
Year: 
1883 horizontal 8 
Mintage:  1,972,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Horizontal 8 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.1920g (0.17 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8350 
Silver Content:  4.34g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.65 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1883 horizontal 8 1,972,000 $11.00 $18.50 $33.50 $73 $150 $325
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