Philippine ten centavo coin
The Philippine ten-centavo coin coin was a denomination of the Philippine peso. It was the oldest denomination under 1 peso in the country's circulation, having been introduced in 1880 during the Spanish rule of the islands until it was stopped being minted in 2017.
History
Pre-Independence
The first coin worth one tenth of a peso was the 10 centimo coin of 1880-1885. It featured on its obverse King Alfonso XII of Spain with the inscription 'Alfonso XII por La G de Dios' and the year of minting. The reverse featured the coat of arms of Castille and Kingdom of León. Around it was the inscription 'Rey de Espana' and the denomination as 10 Cs. de Po..Independence
- English Series: In 1958, minting of the centavo resumed with another coat of arms on the reverse. The inscription around the coat of arms was changed to 'Central Bank of the Philippines'.
- Pilipino Series: In 1969, the coin featured the Tagalog language for the first time. Its obverse featured Francisco Baltazar in profile to the left, also known as Francisco Balagtas, a prominent Filipino poet widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature. The inscription around the shield on its reverse read 'Republika ng Pilipinas'.
- Ang Bagong Lipunan Series: A second coin featuring Baltazar was minted from 1975 to 1983. The name of the Republic was moved to the obverse, and Baltazar now faced the right. On the reverse read the inscription 'Ang Bagong Lipunan'. The issues from 1979 to 1982 featured a mintmark underneath the 10 centavo.
- Flora and Fauna Series: From 1983 to 1994, a new coin was issued with Baltazar again faced to the left in profile, and the denomination was moved to the reverse with the date on the front.
- BSP Coin Series: The current version has been minted since 1995 and is copper-coloured. It features no human at all. The reverse has the 1993 logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The name of the republic, the date and denomination are all on the obverse.
- New Generation Currency Series: The BSP announced in 2017 that the ten-centavo coin would not be included in this series, and that it was dropping the coin from circulation. The BSP Series coin will still be used until that series is demonetized.
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