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.
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| 2005 1 SENTIMO OBVERSE: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" "1 SENTIMO 2005" Metal: Copper Plated Steel |
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| 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 |
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| 1995 5 SENTIMO OBVERSE: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" "5 SENTIMO 1995" Metal: Copper Plated Steel |
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| 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. |
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| 1995 10 SENTIMO OBVERSE: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" "10 SENTIMO 1995" Metal: Copper Plated Steel |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 1995 5 PISO OBVERSE: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" "5 PISO" "EMILIO AGUINALDO" 1995 Metal: Nickel Brass |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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!
