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5 Centavos – Philippines

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1944 series

Context

Years: 1944–1945

Issuer: Philippines

Period:

(1935—1946)

Currency:

(1857—1967)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 136,354,000

Material

Diameter: 19 mm

Weight: 4.92 g

Thickness: 2.4 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Nickel brass (65% Copper, 23% Zinc, 12% Nickel)

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #180a

Numista: #4711

Obverse

Inscription:

FIVE CENTAVOS

FILIPINAS

Translation:

FIVE CENTAVOS

PHILIPPINES

Script: Latin

Languages: Spanish, English

Designer: Ambrosia Morales

Reverse

Inscription:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES

S 1944

Script: Latin

Designers: Melicio Figueroa, Charles Barber

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
United States Mint of Philadelphia	—
United States Mint of San Francisco	S

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage
1944	—	21,198,000
1944	S	14,040,000
1945	S	101,116,000

Series: 1944 series

5 Centavos

1944-1945

50 Centavos