Philippines 1985 25 sentimo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Stonecat collection

This type was issued by the Philippines for circulation 1983-92, to be superseded in 1995 by a copper plated steel coin (KM 268). Today, with US$1 = 52 PHP (as of August 2019), 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. The denomination is still struck as of 2020 (see KM 299 in nickel plated steel) even tho it has a exchange value of US$0.0043 (December 2024).

Recorded mintage: 84,922,000.

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.

Link to:

• 1984 25 sentimo
• 1985 piso
• 1985 5 sentimo
• 1985 2 piso
• 1991 piso
• Coins and currency dated 1985
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