Jun 5, 20222 minPhilippines Spanish CoinsBefore the Spanish comes to the Philippines, a silver currency unit called 'salapi' is being used. This is a result of trading with India...
Apr 14, 20202 minPhilippine Coins: US Administration (1903 - 1935)The United States struck coins for use in the Philippines from 1903 to 1935. Denominations included the 1⁄2 centavo, one centavo, five...
Apr 12, 20203 minPhilippine Coins: Commonwealth Series 1937 - 1945In 1935, when the Commonwealth was established by the Congress of the United States, they issued a three-piece commemorative set (that...
Apr 12, 20202 minNew Generation Currency (NGC) Coin Series (2017 - Present)On 26 March 2018, the BSP released the New Generation Currency (NGC) Coin Series comprised of the 10-Piso, 5-Piso, 1-Piso, 25-Sentimo,...
Apr 12, 20201 minBSP Coin Series (1995 – Present)In 1995, a new set of coins and notes was issued which carried the logo of the new BSP: 5- and 1-piso and 25-, 10-, 5- and 1-sentimo. On...
Apr 12, 20201 minImproved Flora and Fauna Series (1991 – 1998)The sizes of the coins were reduced in 1991 thus the Flora Fauna Series was renamed Improved Flora and Fauna. Along with this improvement...
Apr 12, 20201 minFlora and Fauna Series (1983 – 1998)The Flora and Fauna series was introduced in 1983 which included 2-piso coins. The coins featured portraits of renowned Filipino patriots...
Apr 12, 20202 minAng Bagong Lipunan (1975 - 1998)In 1975, the "Ang Bagong Lipunan" series was introduced with different designs, specifications and denominational mix from the Pilipino...
Apr 12, 20201 minPilipino Series (1967 – 1998)In 1967, the coinage was altered to reflect the use of Filipino names for the currency units. The “Pilipino” coins bore...
Apr 12, 20202 minEnglish Series (1958-1979)In July 1, 1958, the Central Bank of the Philippines (CBP) commissioned the US Mint to produce its first series of coin. CBP introduced...