BSP: Coin Design & Production

Coin Design and Production

Coin Production

The Mint & Refinery Operations Department of the Bank is responsible for the minting of coins. Shown below is its production for the ten years period.

Year	Production - In Millions
1995	196.402
1996	664.353
1997	785.498
1998	717.263
1999	671.900
2000	557.652
2001	703.937
2002	1084.102
2003	1350.718
2004	1195.035

Coin Design and Features

Following are the characteristics of coins issued by the BSP:

Denomination	Material	Metallic	Color	Diameter	Weight	Shape/Edge
10-Piso	Bi-metal ring: Core/Disc	Copper-Nickel Aluminum Bronze	White Yellow	26.5	8.7	Round/Interrupted Serration
5-Piso	Niclel/Brass	70% copper, 5.5% nickel, 24.5% zinc	Pale Yellow	27	7.7	Round/ Plain (design bordered by 12-scallop)
1-Piso	Cupro-Nickel	75% copper 25% nickel	Grayish White	24	6.1	Round/Reeded
25-Sentimo	Brass	65% copper 35% zinc	Yellow	20	3.8	Round/ Plain
10-Sentimo	Copper-Covered Steel	6% copper balance steel	Copper Red	17	2.5	Round/Reeded
5-Sentimo	Copper-Covered Steel	6% copper balance steel	Copper Red	15.5	1.9	Round/Plain (with 4 mm central hole)
1-Sentimo	Copper-Covered Steel	6% copper balance steel	Copper Red	15.5	2.0	Round/Plain

The design features of each denomination coin are summarized in the table below:

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse
10-Piso	Profiles of Bonifacio and Mabini/Year Mark	Logo of BSP
5-Piso	Profile of Aguinaldo/Year Mark	Logo of BSP
1-Piso	Profile of Rizal/Year Mark	Logo of BSP
25-Sentimo	“25 SENTIMO”/Year Mark	Logo of BSP
10-Sentimo	“10 SENTIMO”/Year Mark	Logo of BSP
5-Sentimo	“5 SENTIMO”/Year Mark	Words “Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas” along the border
1-Sentimo	“1 SENTIMO”/Year Mark	Logo of BSP