5 Sentimos
Issuer Philippines
Type Standard circulation coins
Mints Royal Mint, United States Mint of Philadelphia, Franklin Mint
Obverse
Central Bank of the Philippines seal.
Lettering: ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS 1949 1978
Reverse
Front-left facing head of f Melchora Aquino.
Lettering: REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS MELCHORA AQUINO 5 SENTIMOS
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 1998-01-02)
Issuing Entity
Central Bank of the Philippines (Wikidata)
Face Value
5 Sentimos (Numeric: 0.05)
Series
The New Society Series
Engravers
Obverse
J. Herman DeRoos
Reverse
Ernest Lauser
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Brass (60% Copper, 40% Zinc)
Weight
2.5 g
Size
19 mm
Thickness
1.4 mm
Shape
Scalloped (with 8 notches)
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS 1949 1978
Reverse Lettering
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS MELCHORA AQUINO 5 SENTIMOS
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1975 | 1975 | 1976 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mint | - | FM | - | FM | - | - |
| Mintage | 98,928,000 | 37,000 | 98,000,000 | 9,901 | 19,367,000 | 61,838,000 |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VG | 0.13EUR | - | - | - | - | 0.20EUR |
| F | 0.13EUR | - | 0.32EUR | - | 0.16EUR | 0.20EUR |
| VF | 0.13EUR | - | 0.35EUR | - | 0.20EUR | 0.30EUR |
| XF | 0.54EUR | - | 0.35EUR | - | 0.20EUR | 0.55EUR |
| AU | 0.54EUR | - | 0.47EUR | - | 0.30EUR | 0.64EUR |
| UNC | 0.54EUR | 1.76EUR | 0.50EUR | 1.74EUR | 0.73EUR | 0.80EUR |
Comments
Of the 1976 circulation coins, only 1,088,000 were minted in Philadelphia in 1977. This leaves 96,912,000 coins from an unknown mint.
