Philippines 1983 sentimo
This type was issued by the Philippines for circulation 1983-93, to be superseded in 1995 by a copper plated steel coin (KM 273). Today, with US$1 = 48 PHP (approximately), no coins smaller than a peso circulate. This date is common. Lapu-Lapu, the local chief believed to have killed Magellan, was featured on this denomination 1967-93. His portrait is conjectural.
Recorded mintage: 62,090,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 0.7 g, aluminum, 15.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 238.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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