Philippine ten-peso coin
Philippines | |
| Value | 10.00 Philippine Peso |
|---|---|
| Mass | 8.7 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Edge | Round/Interrupted milled |
| Composition | Ring: Cupro-nickel Center: Aluminium bronze |
| Years of minting | 2000-present |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Profiles of Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini, Year Mark |
| Design date | 2000 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Logo of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
The Philippine ten-peso coin (₱10) is the largest-denomination coin of the Philippine Peso. It is also the nation's only circulating bimetallic coin.
The coin is made of two alloys: the inner part of nickel aluminium bronze, the outer part of copper-nickel. It has been used since 2000. First, it circulated in tandem with the banknote of the same denomination, until the ten peso note was demonetized in 2002.
Design
The coins are composed of two alloys. The inner circle (plug) is composed of two layers aluminium bronze and the outer ring of copper-nickel giving them a two colour (silver outer and gold inner) appearance. The diameter of the coins are 26.5 mm and a mass of 8.7 grams. The coins' edges have interrupted serration. The obverse feature the profiles of Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini, heroes during the Philippine Revolution. Both men were also featured in the second version of the New design series ten peso bill that was first released in 1997.
History
Independence
- BSP Coin Series; On July 10, 2001, BSP issued the 10-piso coin for general circulation to commemorate its 8th year anniversary. It has the profiles of Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini in a con-joint or in tandem manner on the obverse side. The reverse side bears the seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas which is consistent with the common reverse design of the other six denominations. This has been an additional denomination to the current coin circulation and a replacement for the 10-piso New Design Series banknote.[1]
| English Series (1958-1967) |
Pilipino Series (1969-1974) |
Ang Bagong Lipunan Series (1975-1983) |
Flora and Fauna Series (1983-1994) |
BSP Coin Series (1995-present) | |
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| Obverse | — | — | — | — |  |
| Reverse | — | — | — | — |  |
Commemorative coins
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a commemorative ten peso coin in 1988 to commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution.
BSP also released a commemorative ten peso coin on December 18, 2013 to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of the leader of Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio.[2]
On December 19, 2014, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) published an announcement that three new limited edition, commemorative circulation coins, including Apolinario Mabini 150th anniversary commemorative 10 peso coin, which was released on Monday, 22 December 2014. Another commemorative coin was released on December 22, 2015 commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Miguel Malvar (First Philippine president-unofficial).[3]
External links
- ^ "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - BSP Notes and Coins - Coins in Circulation". www.bsp.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Philippine Information Agency (17 December 2013). "BSP circulates Bonifacio commemorative coin". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Pinoy Numismatist Network (20 December 2014). "2014 Commemorative Coins". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
