| Philippines | |
| Value | 0.05 Philippine peso |
|---|---|
| Mass | 1.9 g |
| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
| Edge | Plain (with 4 mm central hole) |
| Composition | Copper plated steel |
| Years of minting | 1903–present |
| Obverse | |
| Design | 'Republika ng Pilipinas', denomination, year of minting |
| Designer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
| Design date | 1995 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Words 'Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' along the border |
| Designer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
| Design date | 1995 |
The five sentimo coin is currently the second-lowest denomination coin of the Philippine piso after the one sentimo. It is identical in its dimensions to the one sentimo coin, thus it features a hole through its middle.
No coin worth 1/20 of a peso circulated during the Spanish rule of the Philippines, when the 10 centimo coin was the lowest denomination of the Philippine peso fuerte. The first five centavo was minted in 1903, the first year of minting during the American rule of the country, gained after the Spanish-American War. The coin's images were identical to those of the half-centavo and one centavo coin. The obverse featured a native by a volcano, with the coin's denomination above him, and the inscription FILIPINAS underneath. The reverse featured the American coat of arms, and had the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA circling it. The year of issue was underneath the coat of arms.[1] The last minting of this first coin was in 1928, a smaller version was minted between 1930 and 1935[2]. In 1937 the coat of arms was changed to a Philippine one and this coin was issued until 1945[3]
Due to its low buying power, (an exchange rate in November 2011 gives it a value of 0.0004 USD[4])the coin is commonly used as a keyring decoration or as a washer due to its hole[5].
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