Coins And Notes - Commemorative Currency

Commemorative Coins
Commemorative coins may vary in size with the ordinary circulation coins. These coins were minted to honor a specific person or
recognize the significance of a place or event that made a mark in the history of Philippines. Most of these commemorative coins are
minted from precious metals like gold and silver making them extraordinary and more expensive. The following are the
commemorative Philippine Peso coins issued since 1947:

pre 1980 1980s 1990s-present

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100th Birth Anniversary of
Save the Children 1990, 1991 Southeast Asian 400th Anniversary of
Elpidio Quirino 1990, 2-
200-p Legal tender up to Games 1991, 150-piso Antipolo, Rizal 1991, 1-
piso Legal tender up to 30
30 April 2019; considered Legal tender up to 30 April piso Legal tender up to 30
April 2019; considered
demonetized starting 1 2019; considered April 2019; considered
demonetized starting 1
May 2020 demonetized starting 1 demonetized starting 1
May 2020
May 2020 May 2020

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100th Birth Anniversary of 50th Anniversary – Araw 100th Birth Anniversary of
6th Anniversary –
Jose P. Laurel 1991, 2-piso ng Kagitingan 1992, 1-piso Manuel Roxas 1992, 2-
Restoration of Democracy
Legal tender up to 30 April Legal tender up to 30 April piso Legal tender up to 30
1992, 10000-piso Legal
2019; considered 2019; considered April 2019; considered
tender up to 30 April 2019;
demonetized starting 1 demonetized starting 1 demonetized starting 1
considered demonetized
May 2020 May 2020 May 2020
starting 1 May 2020

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Asia Pacific Economic
​ Centennial Anniversary
Cooperation Conference
50th Anniversary – Leyte ​ Jose Rizal Martyrdom
1996, 2000-piso Legal
Gulf Landing 1994, 50-, Pope John Paul Visit to the 1996, 500-piso Legal
tender
100- & 1000-piso Legal Philippines 1995, 100-, tender
tender up to 30 April 2019; 200-, 2500- & 5000-piso
considered demonetized Legal tender
starting 1 May 2020

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Centennial Anniversary – Centennial Anniversary -
Andres Bonifacio 1997, Carlos P. Romulo 1998,
500-piso Legal tender 500-piso Legal tender
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Centennial Anniversary-
Emilio Aguinaldo 1998,
500-piso Legal tender
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50th Anniversary – Central
Banking 1999, 500-&
5000-piso Legal tender

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150th Anniversary – Jose
Rizal 2011, 1-piso Legal
tender

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