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Early 's 10th Batt. P.S. Post Exchange Military Token

5 Centavos Early 1910's 10th Batt. P.S. Post Exchange Military Token 20 Centavos Early 1910's 10th Batt. P.S. Post Exchange Military Token

Varieties
NP ID Denomination
T170.1 5 Centavos
T170.2 10 Centavos
T170.3 20 Centavos
T170.4 20 Centavos, Counterstamped 50 CO. P.S.
T170.5 50 Centavos
T170.6 1 Peso
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5 Centavos

5 Centavos Early 1910's 10th Batt. P.S. Post Exchange Military Token

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20 Centavos

20 Centavos Early 1910's 10th Batt. P.S. Post Exchange Military Token


Specification
Title 10th Batt. P.S.
NP ID T170
Category Military
Sub Category Regiment
Year ND
Mintmark
Mintage
Mint
Shape Round
Edge Plain
Weight
Diameter T170.1 - 19 mm
T170.2 - 22 mm
T170.3 - 26 mm
T170.4 - 26 mm
T170.5 - 29 mm
T170.6 - 29 mm
Thickness
Magnetism Non-magnetic
Material Brass
Metallic Composition 65% Copper, 35% Zinc
Finish
Color Golden Yellow
Orientation Coin Orientation
Date Issued Early 's
Issued By 10th Battalion
Philippine Scouts
Issued At Fort San Pedro, Iloilo Panay
Kind Token
Currently Used

Obverse

"(Denomination)" "10th Batt. (Battalion) P.S. (Philippine Scouts)" "Post Exchange"

Reverse

"(Denomination)"

Note 1

The Philippine Scouts was a military organization of the United States Army from until after the end of World War II. These troops were generally Filipinos and Filipino-Americans assigned to the United States Army Philippine Department, under the command of American commissioned officers. Philippine Scout units were given the suffix "(PS)", to distinguish them from other U.S. Army units.

Note 2

Fort San Pedro, formerly called Fortificación de Nuestra Señora del Rosario en el Puerto de Yloylo, Provincia de Oton, was first built out of wood in by Pedro Bravo de Acuña. It was renovated into a stone fort by Diego de Quiñones following the Dutch attack in . On , U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declared it and its adjoining areas as a military reservation.