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’s Bottle Check Fort Mills Military Token

1930's 10 Centavos Bottle Check Fort Mills Military Token

Varieties

NP ID Description
T203.1 10 Centavos
T203.2 Bottle Check
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10 Centavos

1940's 10 Centavos Bottle Check Fort Mills Military Token


Specification

Title Bottle Check Fort Mills
NP ID T203
Category Military
Sub Category Fort
Year ND
Mintmark
Mintage
Maker T203.1 - Frank & Co. Manila
Shape Octagon
Edge Plain
Weight
Diameter T203.1 - 22 mm
T203.2 - 26 mm
Thickness
Magnetism Non-magnetic
Material T203.1 - Brass
T203.2 - Copper
Metallic Composition T203.1 - 65% Copper, 35% Zinc
Finish
Color T203.1 - Golden Yellow
T203.2 - Brown
Orientation Uniface
Date Issued ’s
Issued By Post Exchange Fort Mill
Issued At Corregidor
Kind Token
Currently Used

Obverse T203.1

"Bottle Check" "P.E (Post Exchange) with Bottle" "F.M (Fort Mills)" "Worth 10 ctvos."

Obverse T203.2

"Bottle Check Post Exchange" "Fort Mills P.I."

Reverse

Blank

Remarks

Fort Mills (Corregidor) was the location of US Major General George F. Moore's headquarters for the Philippine Department's Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays in early World War II, and was the largest seacoast fort in the Philippines.