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5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coins (-)

1983 5 Sentimo Brilliant Uncirculated Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1983 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1985 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1987 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1988 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1989 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1990 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin 1991 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin

Varieties
Year Mint Quality Mintage
PM Circulation 100,016,000
RM BU
RM Proof 750
PM Circulation 141,744,0000
PM Circulation 50,416,000
PM Circulation 11,664,000
PM Circulation 79,008,000
PM Circulation 90,487,000
PM Circulation
PM Circulation
PM Circulation
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1983 5 Sentimo Flora and Fauna Series Coin

Mintage: 100,016,000

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1983 5 Sentimo Brilliant Uncirculated Flora and Fauna Series Coin

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1985 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 50,416,000

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1987 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 79,008,000

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1988 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

Mintage: 90,487,000

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1989 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1990 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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1991 5 Sentimo Flora and Faura Series Coin

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

Note

Mintage figure includes coin in coin sets

Specification
NP ID CF02
Series Flora and Fauna
Type Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination 5 Sentimo
Years -
Mintmark “Pi” in Baybayin Script
Shape Round
Edge Plain
Weight 1.10 gm
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 2.04 mm
Material Aluminum
Metallic Composition 99.2% Aluminum, 0.8% Magnesium
Orientation Medallic Orientation
Obverse Designer Romeo "Romi" Castillo MananQuil - Obverse
Reverse Designer Angel Cacnio
First Minting
Demonetized
Issuing Authority Central Bank of the Philippines
Kind Coin

Obverse

Portrait of Melchora Aquino, better known as "Tandang Sora", who took active part in the revolution of against Spain "Melchora Aquino" "Republika ng Pilipinas"

Reverse

Image of "Waling-waling" (Vanda Sanderiana), a rare and highly priced orchid endemic to the Island of Mindanao "5 Sentimo" "Vanda Sanderiana"

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