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10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coins (-)

1983 10 Sentimo Brilliant Uncirculated Flora and Fauna Coin 1983 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1983 10 Sentimo Error Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1984 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1985 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1986 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1986 10 Sentimo Error Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1987 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1988 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1989 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1990 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1991 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1992 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1993 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1994 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin

Varieties
Year Mint Quality Mintage
PM Circulation
[2]
(error)		 PM Circulation 95,640,000
RM BU
[2]
(error)		 RM Proof 750
PM Circulation 235,900,000
PM Circulation 90,169,000
PM Circulation 4,270,000
[2]
(error)		 PM Circulation
PM Circulation 99,520,000
[2]
(error)		 PM Circulation including above
PM Circulation 117,166,000
PM Circulation
PM Circulation
PM Circulation
PM Circulation
BSP Circulation
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1983 10 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin

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1983 10 Sentimo Error Flora and Fauna Series Coin

Mintage: 95,640,000

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1983 10 Sentimo Brilliant Uncirculated Flora and Fauna Series Coin

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1984 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 235,900,000

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1985 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 90,169,000

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1986 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 4,270,000

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1986 10 Sentimo Error Flora and Fauna Series Coin

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1987 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 99,520,000

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1988 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 117,166,000

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1989 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1990 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1991 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1992 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1993 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1994 10 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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Mint

RM - Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales UK
PM - Philippine Mint (Pilipinas Minta)
BSP - BSP Mint

Note

[1] - Mintage figure includes coin in coin sets
[2] - Error in Spelling "Pandaka pygmea" instead of "Pandaka pygmaea"

Specification
NP ID CF03
Series Flora and Fauna
Type Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination 10 Sentimo
Years -
Mintmark “Pi” in Baybayin Script
Shape Round
Edge Plain
Weight 1.50 gm
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 2.23 mm
Material Aluminum
Metallic Composition 99.2% Aluminum, 0.8% Magnesium
Orientation Medallic Orientation
Designer Romeo "Romi" Castillo MananQuil
First Minting
Demonetized
Issuing Authority
(-)		 Central Bank of the Philippines
Issuing Authority
(-)		 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Kind Coin

Error

Correct Spelling
Pandaka pygmaea
Wrong Spelling
Pandaka pygmea

Obverse

Portrait of Francisco Baltasar, known as the "Prince of Tagalog Poets" "Francisco Baltasar" "Republika ng Pilipinas"

Reverse

Image of Pygmy goby (Pandaka pygmaea), the smallest fish in the world, measuring an average of only 8mm in length when fully grown "Pandaka pygmaea" "10 Sentimo"

Note

“Pi” in Baybayin Script used to be referred to as "Issuer's Mark" in the 80's by the CBP in their documentation. After that, in the 90's BSP started to refer to it as "Mintmark" in their documentation

Remarks

After this coin was considered demonetized pursuant to BSP Circular No. 81 dated