Philippines 1984 25 sentimo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was issued by the Philippines for circulation 1983-90, to be superseded in 1991 by a smaller brass coin (KM 241.2). Today, with US$1 = 48 PHP (approximately), no coins smaller than a peso circulate. This date is common. The butterfly on the reverse is Graphium idaeoides, and found only in the Philippines. Over a hundred Asian and Australian swallowtails are classified in the genus Graphium.

Recorded mintage: 254,324,000.

Specification: 3.9 g, brass, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 241.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1983 10 sentimo
• 1983 5 sentimo
• 1983 50 sentimo
• 1983 piso
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• 1985 25 sentimo
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