Great coin. Scarce. Only 525,000 made in 1882, with few surviving today. In other years, the mintage was as low as 10,000. To have all of the dates would be a rare collection indeed.
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
