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This type was issued by the [[Philippines]] for circulation 1983-94, to be superseded in 1995 by a copper plated steel coin (KM 270.1). Today, with US$1 = 48 PHP (approximately), no coins smaller than a peso circulate. This date is common. The pygmy goby featured on the reverse represents the Philippines fisheries. It is the world's smallest fish (11 mm long) and is now extinct in the Philippines, surviving in Singapore and Indonesia.
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This type was issued by the [[Philippines]] for circulation 1983-94, to be superseded in 1995 by a copper plated steel coin (KM 270.1). Today, with US$1 = 48 PHP (approximately), no coins smaller than a peso circulate. This date is common. The pygmy goby featured on the reverse represents the Philippines fisheries. It is the world's smallest fish (11 mm long) and is now extinct in the Philippines, surviving in Singapore and Indonesia. For the obverse, Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines. He is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic ''Florante at Laura'' is regarded as his defining work."</blockquote>
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 95,640,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 95,640,000.

Latest revision as of 20:54, 7 December 2024

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Philippines 1983 10 sentimo rev DSLR.jpg

This type was issued by the Philippines for circulation 1983-94, to be superseded in 1995 by a copper plated steel coin (KM 270.1). Today, with US$1 = 48 PHP (approximately), no coins smaller than a peso circulate. This date is common. The pygmy goby featured on the reverse represents the Philippines fisheries. It is the world's smallest fish (11 mm long) and is now extinct in the Philippines, surviving in Singapore and Indonesia. For the obverse, Wikipedia comments,

"Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines. He is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic Florante at Laura is regarded as his defining work."

Recorded mintage: 95,640,000.

Specification: thin planchet (shown here): 1.5 g, aluminum, 19 mm diameter; thick planchet: 2.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 240.1 (thick planchet), KM 240.2 (thin planchet).

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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