Lot of twelve (12) Ten Centavos Philippine coins: 2 x 1960. 1964. 1970. 1971. 2 x 1982. 1990. 1995. 1997. 2008. Circulated.

The Philippine ten-centavo coin was the oldest denomination under 1 peso in circulation introduced in 1880 during the Spanish rule until it was stopped being minted in 2017.

The English Series started 1958. The inscription around the coat of arms was changed to 'Central Bank of the Philippines'.

The Pilipino Series. In 1969, the coin featured the Tagalog language for the first time. The obverse featured Francisco Baltazar in proile to the left, also known as Francisco Baltazar, a prominent Filipino poet widely considered as oneĀ  of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature. The inscription around the shield on its reverse read 'Republika ng Pilipinas'.

The Gagong Lipunan Series. From 1975 to 1983. The name of the Republic was moved to the obverse, and baltazar now faced the right. On the reverse, the inscription reads 'Ang Bagong Lipunan'. The issues from 1979 to 1982 featured a mintmark underneath the 10 centavo.

Flora an Fauna series. From 1983 to 1994, a new coin with Baltazar again faced to the left in profile, and the denomination was moved to the reverse with the date ont he front.
The BSP coin series. From 1995 to current. and is copper coloured. It features no human at all. The reverse has the 1993 logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The name of the republic, the date and denomination are all on the obverse.

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