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Bangko Sentral launches new P20 coin, enhanced P5

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Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK<br/>Obverse and reverse side of new P20 coins which will go into circulation by Q1 2020 <a href="https://t.co/VTEzrgv9FF">pic.twitter.com/VTEzrgv9FF</a></p>— Bruce T. Rodriguez (@BruceTRodriguez) <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceTRodriguez/status/1206753324126502912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday launched the P20 coin which would replace the banknote form of the currency.</p><p>The P20 coin retains the image of former President Manuel L. Quezon on the front side, and the BSP logo and the Malacañang Palace on the flip side.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/12/17/20coin.jpg"/><figcaption>The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas unveils newly minted 20-piso with New Generation Coins (NGC) at the Executive Business Center at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, (BSP) in Manila on December 17, 2019.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>It also showcases the native flora called Nilad, believed to be the inspiration behind the Philippine capital&#x27;s name Manila, the BSP said.</p><p>Replacing the P20 bill with a coin is &quot;more cost-effective&quot; since it will have a longer circulation life, the BSP said. It costs P2 to produce a P20 bill, which lasts for 6 months, while it costs P10 to make a P20 coin that could last for 10 years, BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno said.</p><p>The P20 coin is also the most used denomination for payments in the country, the BSP said. The coin will co-exist as a legal tender along with the banknote, which will be removed from circulation through natural attrition, it said. </p><p>An enhanced P5 coin was also introduced featuring nine-sides to make it more distinct from other coins. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK<br/>Obverse and reverse side of newly designed P5 coins which will also go into circulation by Q1 2020 <a href="https://t.co/saMCMyQgA4">pic.twitter.com/saMCMyQgA4</a></p>— Bruce T. Rodriguez (@BruceTRodriguez) <a href="https://twitter.com/BruceTRodriguez/status/1206753371916394499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The new P20 coin will be the highest denomination in the BSP&#x27;s New Generation Currency (NGC) series launched in 2018.</p><p>The BSP earlier said it would release the new P20 in circulation by <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/14/19/p20-coin-coming-in-2020-says-bangko-sentral">2020</a>.</p>

<p>The P20 coin retains the image of former President Manuel L. Quezon on the front side, and the BSP logo and the Malacañang Palace on the flip side.</p>

The P20 coin retains the image of former President Manuel L. Quezon on the front side, and the BSP logo and the Malacañang Palace on the flip side.

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Bangko Sentral launches new P20 coin, enhanced P5

Bruce Rodriguez,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 17, 2019 10:07 AM PHT

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Updated December 17, 2019 11:44 AM PHT

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