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5 Centavos English Series Coin
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1958 Five Centavos English Series Coin 1959 Five Centavos English Series Coin 1960 Five Centavos English Series Coin 1962 Five Centavos English Series Coin 1963 Five Centavos English Series Coin 1964 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Varieties

Year Mint Mintage
[1] P 10,000,000
P 10,000,000
[3] P 40,000,000
P 40,000,000
P 50,000,000
[2] RM 100,000,000
VDM 10,000,000
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1958 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 10,000,000

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1959 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 10,000,000

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1960 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 40,000,000

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1962 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 40,000,000

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1963 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 50,000,000

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1964 Five Centavos English Series Coin

Mintage: 100,000,000

Mint

P - Philadelphia Mint, USA
RM - Royal Mint, London, UK
VDM - Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke AG, West Germany

Note

[1] - Mintage figure of includes coin in Coin Set
[2] - Minted in but with date of
[3] - Minted in but with date of

Specification

NP ID CE02
Series English Series
Type Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination 5 Centavos
Years -
Quality Circulation
Shape Round
Edge Plain
Weight 4.85344 gm
Diameter 21.2 mm
Thickness 1.90 mm
Material Brass
Metallic Composition 80% Copper, 20% Zinc
Orientation Coin Orientation
Obverse Designer Melecio Figueroa
Introduction
Demonetized
Total Coins 260,000,000
Total Value ₱13,000,000
Issuing Authority Central Bank of the Philippines
Kind Coin

Obverse

Image of a blacksmith seated beside his anvil while holding his hammer. In the right background is the image of an active Mayon Volcano "Five Centavos"

Reverse

Image of the official coat of arms of the Republic of the Philippines "Central Bank of the Philippines"

Remarks

This coin was considered demonetized after