Philippine ten peso coin
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| Value | 10.00 Philippine Peso |
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| Mass | 8.7 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Edge | Round/Interrupted milled |
| Composition | Ring: Cupro-nickel Center: Aluminium bronze |
| Years of minting | 2000-present |
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| Design | Profiles of Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini, Year Mark |
| Design date | 2000 |
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| Design | Logo of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
The Philippine ten-peso coin (₱10) is the largest-denomination coin of the Philippine Peso. It is also the nation's only circulating bimetallic coin.
The coin is made of two alloys: the inner part of nickel aluminium bronze, the outer part of copper-nickel. It has been used since 2000. First, it was produced concurrently with the ten peso bill starting from 2000 until the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stopped printing these banknotes in 2002 (with the last production year of the said banknote is 2001).
The coins are composed of two alloys. The inner circle (plug) is composed of two layers aluminium bronze and the outer ring of copper-nickel giving them a two colour (silver outer and gold inner) appearance. The diameter of the coins are 26.5 mm and a mass of 8.7 grams. The coins' edges have interrupted serration. The obverse feature the profiles of Andres Bonifacio and Apolinario Mabini, heroes during the Philippine Revolution. Both men were also featured in the second version of the New design series ten peso bill that was first released in 1997.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a commemorative ten peso coin in 1988 to commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution.
BSP also released a commemorative ten peso coin on December 18, 2013 to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of the leader of Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio.
On December 19, 2014, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) published an announcement that three new limited edition, commemorative circulation coins, including Apolinario Mabini 150th anniversary commemorative 10 peso coin, which was released on Monday, 22 December 2014. Another commemorative coin was released on December 22, 2015 commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Miguel Malvar (First Philippine president-unofficial).
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