This is a list of commemorative coins issued by the Philippines. More info here.
Pre-'60s Image Value Year Description Issued Diameter Weight Composition 50 centavos 1936 Foundation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, with portraits of President Manuel Quezon and Governor General Frank Murphy 20,000 27.5 mm 10.0 g 75% silver 1 peso Foundation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, with portraits of President Manuel Quezon and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 10,000 35 mm 20.0 g 90% silver Foundation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, with portraits of President Manuel Quezon and Governor General Frank Murphy 35 mm 20.0 g 50 centavos 1947 Liberation of the Philippines by Gen. Douglas MacArthur 200,000 27.5 mm 10.0 g 75% silver 1 peso 100,000 35 mm 20.0 g 90% silver
1960s Image Value Year Description Issued Diameter Weight Composition 50 centavos 1961 100th Anniversary of Birth of Jose Rizal 100,000 30.6 mm 12.5 g 90% silver 1 peso 1961 100th Anniversary of Birth of Jose Rizal 38 mm 26.4 g90% silver 1963 100th Anniversary of Birth of Andres Bonifacio1964100th Anniversary of Birth of Apolinario Mabini196725th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan (Araw ng Kagitingan)1969100th Anniversary of Birth of Emilio Aguinaldo
1970s 1970's commemorative coins Image Value Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse Reverse Subject First Minted Year₱1 38.3 mm 23.6 g nickelReededProfile of Ferdinand Marcos, "PANGULO NG PILIPINAS", denominationProfile of Pope Paul VI, "PAGDALAW NG PAPA SA PILIPINAS", "PAPA PAULO VI", year of mintingPapal Visit of Pope Paul VINovember 27, 1970 39 mm 90% silver 38.3 mm 19.3 g 90% gold ₱25 38.1 mm 26.4 g 90% silverReeded Headquarters of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, "BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS", "IKA-25 ANIBERSARYO" "1949 - 1974" "Republika ng Pilipinas", Coat of arms of the Philippines, denomination 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas January 3, 1974 38 mm 25 g50% silver "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", portrait of Emilio Aguinaldo, year of minting "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN", Coat of arms of the Philippines, denomination Emilio Aguinaldo 1975 37.2 mm Woman holding a bundle of rice, "MASAGANANG ANI MAUNLAD NA BUHAY", year of minting "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", Coat of arms of the Philippines, denomination Food and Agriculture Organization 1976 40 mm Banaue Rice Terraces, "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", year of minting "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN", Coat of arms of the Philippines, denomination Food and Agriculture Organization: Banaue Rice Terraces 1977 38 mm Quezon Memorial Shrine, "MANUEL L. QUEZON", "1878", "1978" 100th Anniversary of the birth of Manuel L. Quezon August 19, 1978₱5040 mm27.4 g92.5% silver Profile of Ferdinand Marcos, "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN"", "SETYEMBRE 21, 1972", "PANGULONG FERDINAND E. MARCOS", year Coat of arms of the Philippines, value "Ang Bagong Lipunan" (The New Society) 1975 Map of the Philippines, value Four seals of four organizations: the Monetary Fund, the World Bank, International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association, "BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "ANNUAL MEETINGS", "1976", "MANILA" Meetings of the International Monetary Fund in Manila 1976 Coat of arms of the Philippines, value Coins of fifty and five centavos of the Philippines under American administration, the main facilities of the Security Printing Plant and Minting Complex, "INAUGURATION OF THE SECURITY PLANT AND MINTING COMPLEX", year Inauguration of the Security Plant and Minting Complex 1977 Profile of Manuel L. Quezon, Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, "MANUEL L. QUEZON", "1878-1978" "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN", Coat of arms of the Philippines, denomination 100th Anniversary of the birth of Manuel L. Quezon August 19, 1978 ₱1,000 26.3 mm 9.95 g 90% gold Profile of Ferdinand Marcos, "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN"", "SETYEMBRE 21, 1972", "PANGULONG FERDINAND E. MARCOS", year Coat of arms of the Philippines, value 3rd Anniversary of The New Society 1975₱1,50033 mm Map of the Philippines, value Four seals of four organizations: the Monetary Fund, the World Bank, International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association, "BOARD OF GOVERNORS", "ANNUAL MEETINGS", "1976", "MANILA" Meetings of the International Monetary Fund in Manila 1976 Portrait of Ferdinand Marcos, "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN", "PANGULONG FERDINAND E. MARCOS", "1972 - 1977" Seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", value 5th Anniversary of The New Society 1977 Bouquet of the flowers of the Philippines, "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", denomination "SECURITY PRINTING PLANT-GOLD REFINERY AND MINT" One and twenty pesos banknotes, coins of twenty-five and five sentimos and one piso, three gold ingots, main building of the Security Printing Plant and Minting Complex Security Printing and Minting 1978 ₱5,000 50 mm Portraits of Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos, "THE NEW SOCIETY", "V ANNIVERSARY", "1972", "1977" Seal of the president of the Philippines, "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS", value 5th Anniversary of The New Society 1977
1980s 1980's commemorative coins Image Value Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse Reverse First Minted Year ₱1 28.5 mm 9.5 gm copper-nickel Reeded Busts of an Agta woman, an Ifugao and a Bagobo representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao over the fields of Banaue Rice Terraces, an Abaca and a vinta in celebration of the Philippine Culture Decade Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", year of minting, denomination 1989 ₱10 36 mm 22 g nickel Diorama of 1986 EDSA Revolution, "People Power Revolution", "Philippines February 22–25, 1986" Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", year of minting, value February 25, 1988 ₱25 38 mm 25 g 50% silver Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur, "Ikasandaang Taong Kaarawan" marking MacArthur's 100th birthday, "1880-1980" "Republika ng Pilipinas", "Leyte Landing October 20, 1944", value 1980 Crops and fishes, "World Food Day", year of minting Coat of arms of the Philippines, value 1981 Conjoined portraits of US President Ronald Reagan and Ferdinand Marcos, year of minting Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", value 1982 35 mm 92.5% silver Portrait of US President Ronald Reagan, "Official Working Visit/Washington, D.C.", "September 1986" marking Corazon Aquino's state visit to the United States Portrait of President Corazon Aquino, "Republika ng Pilipinas", year of minting, value 1986 ₱50 38 mm 27.4 g Conjoined portraits of an American soldier and a Filipino officer, "Bataan-Corregidor", years "1942" and "1982" marking 40th anniversary of Battle of Corregidor Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", value 1982 40 mm Portrait of Pope John Paul II, "Pagdalaw ng Papa sa Pilipinas" in celebration of the beatification of San Lorenzo Ruiz, year of minting "Republika ng Pilipinas", iconography of Filipino martyr Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, value 1981 ₱100 38 mm 25 g 50% silver UP Oblation, Quezon Hall (UP Administration Building) and Gonzales Hall (UP Main Building), "1908-1983" marking the Diamond Jubilee of the University of the Philippines Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", value 1983 ₱200 92.5% silver Picture of a Tamaraw, "Anoa mindorensis" inscription, "World Wildlife Fund", year of minting 1987 ₱500 40 mm 28 g Diorama of 1986 EDSA Revolution, "People Power Revolution", "Philippines February 22–25, 1986" Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", year of minting, value February 25, 1988 ₱1500 26 mm 9.95 g 90% gold Portrait of Pope John Paul II, "Papa Juan Pablo II", "Pagdalaw ng Papa sa Pilipinas" celebrating of the beatification of San Lorenzo Ruiz, year of minting "Republika ng Pilipinas", iconography of Filipino martyr Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, "Lorenzo Ruiz Martir na Pilipino", denomination February 17, 1981 9.78 g Conjoined portraits of an American soldier and a Filipino officer, "Bataan-Corregidor", years "1942" and "1982" marking 40th anniversary of Battle of Corregidor Coat of arms of the Philippines, "Republika ng Pilipinas", value 1982 ₱2500 33 mm 50% gold Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur, "Ikasandaang Taong Kaarawan" marking MacArthur's 100th birthday, "1880-1980" "Republika ng Pilipinas", "Leyte Landing October 20, 1944", value 1980 35 mm 15 g Portrait of US President Ronald Reagan, "Official Working Visit/Washington, D.C.", "September 1986" marking Corazon Aquino's state visit to the United States Portrait of Presidtent Corazon Aquino, "Republika ng Pilipinas", year of minting, value 1986
1990s