Philippine twenty-peso coin

The Philippine twenty-peso coin (₱20) is the largest denomination coin of the Philippine peso.

Twenty pesos

Philippines
Value	20.00 Philippine pesos
Mass	11.50 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Edge	Plain with edge inscription of "BSP" in italics at six angles
Composition	Bi-metallic (Bronze-plated steel ring with a Nickel-plated steel center plug)
Years of minting	2019–present
Obverse
Design	"Republika ng Pilipinas"; Portrait of Manuel Quezon; Value; Microprint of "Republika ng Pilipinas"; Year of minting; Mint mark
Designer	Julius Caezar G. Moraga of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Design date	2019
Reverse
Design	Scyphiphora hydrophylacea (Nilad); logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Malacañang Palace; Microprint of "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas"
Designer	Julius Caezar G. Moraga of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Design date	2019

History

New Generation Currency Series: In July 2019, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced that the 20 peso note will be replaced with a coin due to the overuse of the banknote, since each individual note only lasts about a year in circulation while a 20 peso coin lasts for 10 to 15 years. The decision was based on research by the University of the Philippines.^[1]

In September 2019, the ₱20 coin was designed. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno stated that the design would retain Manuel L. Quezon as the person on the obverse,^[2] and be bi-metallic with a bronze-plated steel outer ring and a nickel-plated steel center and that it will be slightly bigger than the P10 coin. He mentioned there would be other features making it distinct from the other New Generation coins.^[3]

Photos of the new coin were released in December 2019, along with the "enhanced" 5 peso coin, confirming their designs.^[4] The coin was initially planned to be released in late 2019 or early 2020.^[5] In another December 2019 report, it was reported that 500,000 coins of the new denomination were released, with more to be minted in 2020.^[6]

Version history

	New Generation Currency Series (2019–present)
Obverse
Reverse