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  • 5 Sentimo 2017-2019, KM# 298, Philippines
  • 5 Sentimo 2017-2019, KM# 298, Philippines
Description

The New Generation Currency (NGC) Series is the name used to refer to Philippine peso banknotes issued since 2010 and coins issued since 2018 (2017 for the five peso coin). The series uses the Myriad and Twentieth Century typefaces.

The 5 Sentimo coin was issued into circulation on March 26, 2018.

Obverse

Depicts three stars and the sun (a stylized representation of the Philippine flag), value and year on the right, mintmark below.

The National Flag of the Philippines is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and crimson red, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the center of the triangle is a golden-yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing a Philippine province. At each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed, golden-yellow star, each of which representing one of the country's three main island groups—Luzon, Visayas (though originally referring to Panay) and Mindanao.

REPUBLIKA NG
PILIPINAS
2017
5
SENTIMO

Reverse

Depicts Calotropis gigantea (Kapal-kapal Baging) on the left, logo of the Central Bank of the Philippines on the right on the background (microprint of "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas").

Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, and tropical Africa. It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in colour. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small "crown" rising from the center which holds the stamens. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem.

KAPAL-KAPAL
BAGING
BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS

Edge

5 Sentimo

New Generation Currency
KM# 298
Characteristics
Material Nickel Plated Steel
Weight 2.2 g
Diameter 16 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

Related coins

Flora and fauna series

Aluminium, 1.2 g, ⌀ 17 mm
BSP series

Copper Plated Steel, 1.9 g, ⌀ 15.5 mm