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Mid 's H-8 Troop H, 8th Cavalry Pool Check Token

Mid 1910's 5 Centavos H-8 Troop H, 8th Cavalry Pool Check Token Mid 1910's 10 Centavos H-8 Troop H, 8th Cavalry Pool Check Token

Varieties
NP ID Denomination
T208.1 5 Centavos
T208.2 10 Centavos
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5 Centavos

Mid 1910's 5 Centavos H-8 Troop H, 8th Cavalry Pool Check Token

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10 Centavos

Mid 1910's 10 Centavos H-8 Troop H, 8th Cavalry Pool Check Token


Specification
Title H-8 Pool Check
NP ID T208
Category Military
Sub Category Regiment
Year ND
Mintmark
Mintage
Mint
Shape Round
Edge
Weight gm
Diameter T208.1 - 20 mm
T208.2 - 23 mm
Thickness mm
Magnetism Non-magnetic
Material Brass
Metallic Composition 65% Copper, 35% Zinc
Finish
Color Golden Yellow
Orientation Coin Orientation
Date Issued Mid 's
Issued By Troop H, 8th Cavalry
Issued At Jolo, Sulu
Kind Token
Currently Used

Obverse

(Denomination) "H-8 (Troop H, 8th Cavalry) Pool Check"

Reverse

(Denomination)

Remarks

In the Battle of Bud Bagsak in , a total of 51 members of the 8th Cavalry's Troop "H" joined other U.S. Army soldiers in a violent battle with hundreds of Moro warriors on Jolo.