Philippine twenty-five-centavo coin

Twenty-five sentimo

Philippines
Value	0.25 Philippine peso
Mass	3.60 g
Diameter	20.00 mm
Thickness	1.65 mm
Edge	Plain
Composition	Nickel-plated steel
Years of minting	1958–present
Obverse
Design	"Republika ng Pilipinas", Three stars and the sun (stylized representation of the Philippine flag); Value; Year of minting; Mint mark
Design date	2018
Reverse
Design	Dillenia philippinensis (Katmon); logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Design date	2018

The twenty-five-sentimo coin (25¢) is the third-lowest denomination coin of the Philippine peso.

During Spanish administration, coins valued at 1⁄4 a Spanish dollar (or peso), equivalent to two reales, issued by Spain and Spanish America, were generally accepted in the Philippines as 25 centimos. However, following the release of the 20-centimo coin in 1864, a 25-centimo denomination was not issued until the end of the Spanish and American administrations.

The first coin of independent Philippines to be valued a quarter of a peso was issued in 1958 as twenty-five centavos (the name for the sub-unit under American rule). Its obverse featured a woman near a volcano, with the denomination written in English around the perimeter and the year at the bottom. On the reverse side was the coat of arms of the Philippines, encircled by the inscription 'Central Bank of the Philippines'. The last issue of this coin was in 1966.^[1]