Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Coin Collection: Philippines New BSP Series Coins

The coins currently in circulation here in the Philippines ranges from 1 Sentimo to 10 Piso. All coins except for the 10 Piso were originally minted in 1995. The 10 Piso was minted in 2000 and is also a commemorative coin for the New Millennium. I have assembled the series with coins from the original minting years except for the 1 Sentimo. I may have been able to keep a 1995 1 Sentimo, but i currently don't have one in my album. I have yet to collate all the coins I have collected and kept into 1 album. For now, enjoy the current series coins of the Philippines.


2005 1 SENTIMO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"1 SENTIMO 2005"
Metal: Copper Plated Steel

2005 1 SENTIMO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
Minting of this coin stopped in 2009

1995 5 SENTIMO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"5 SENTIMO 1995"
Metal: Copper Plated Steel

1995 5 SENTIMO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
NO BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
This is the only Philippine coin with a hole and there is no BSP logo.
The amount of metal in this coin is reportedly less than what is used in the 1 Sentimo because of the hole.

1995 10 SENTIMO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"10 SENTIMO 1995"
Metal: Copper Plated Steel

1995 10 SENTIMO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.

1995 25 SENTIMO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"25 SENTIMO 1995"
Coins minted from 1995 to 2003 were made of brass.
From 2004 to the present, it is made of brass plated steel.

1995 25 SENTIMO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
You will notice that this particular coins reverse side is rather tilted at an angle.
It may have been an error during the minting. I have never seen one that has a very obvious tilt as this.
 

1995 1 PISO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"1 PISO"
"JOSE RIZAL"
1995
Coins minted from 1995 to 2003 were made of copper-nickel.
From 2004 to the present, it is made of nickel plated steel.
1995 1 PISO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
Its rather difficult to find a pristine 1 Piso coin from 1995 since this is the most circulated coin of the series.

1995 5 PISO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"5 PISO"
"EMILIO AGUINALDO"
1995
Metal: Nickel Brass

1995 5 PISO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
Both sides of the coin feature a scalloped border.
I posted an interesting trivia about this coin here.

2000 10 PISO
OBVERSE:
"REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
"10 PISO"
"APOLINARIO MABINI"
"ANDRES BONIFACIO"
2000
Metal: Bi-Metallic Aluminium-bronze center in Copper-nickel ring
Year 2000 10 Piso coins are commemorative coins for the New Millennium.

2000 10 PISO
REVERSE:
"BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS"
BSP LOGO
1993
1993 is not the mintage year, its the year when BSP changed their logo.
This is the first bi-metallic coin of the Philippines.
It was rumored that the center of this coin contained gold. Especially the ones minted in 2000 and 2001.
This is, however, just a rumor and BSP has denied any gold content in this coin.

These coins remain legal tender here in the Philippines, but the 1, 5, and 10 Sentimo coins are only accepted in Banks and shopping malls. It was suggested that the Sentimo denomination be demonetized and have the 1 Piso as the smallest denomination. The government has not made any action to demonetize the Sentimo yet. I came across some news that BSP is planning to make a new series of coins by 2014. If this is true, I have to find a way to get my hands on the new series as soon as they come out of the mint. This is exciting!

Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. Hi there! So nice to see that you got the 1 cent. Its very hard to find one in circulation you know. The 2000 5peso, 2005 & 2006 1peso are too.

    I see we both have the same passion in coins, perhaps you could join Pinoy Numismatist Network Facebook community. You might want to visit my iste as well for more info. Thanks!


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    1. Thank you very much for the very kind complement. I kept the 1 cent because i noticed that it was slowly getting out of circulation. You may have noticed that i concentrate on the first minting year for each coin.

      Thank you for sharing your sites. It is indeed a nice place to get info. I hope you don't mind if i place it in my links section.

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    2. Haha! Yes, pretty much! Not to mention, rarely seen and rarely used...
      I'm all excited for the new generation coin series, hoping we hear some juicy updates from BSP soon...

      Thanks for joining in, so glad to have u on board! I'm sure you'll enjoy talking to some friends in the community as much as I do. When it comes to our passion, learning new things is always just around the corner, making new friends along the way! You may want to look in to our FB photo albums, for more exciting stuffs.

      Thanks for linking up, already posted a link to this site as well.. You have a great site by the way..

      See you there!

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