Philippine two peso coin

Two pesos

Philippines
Value	2.00 Philippine peso
Diameter	24.00 mm
Edge	Plain (Flora and Fauna Series) Reeded (Improved Flora and Fauna Series)
Composition	Copper-nickel (1983-1991) Stainless steel (1991-1994)
Years of minting	1861-1868 1983-2000
Obverse
Design	Cocos nucifera (Coconut Tree), Value
Design date	1991
Reverse
Design	State title, Andrés Bonifacio, year of minting
Design date	1991

The Philippine two peso coin (Filipino: Dalawang Piso) (₱2) was a denomination of Philippine currency. It was minted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas from 1983 until 2000 when it was demonetized.^[1]

History

Independence

• Flora and Fauna Series; In 1983, the BSP introduced ₱2 coins as part of the Flora and Fauna Series. The coin was decagon-shaped (ten-sided), with the profile of Andrés Bonifacio on the obverse and the Coconut Tree (Cocos nucifera) on the reverse.
• Improved Flora and Fauna Series; The coin features the same designs on both the obverse and reverse, but was circular in shape and was minted in Stainless steel instead of Copper-Nickel.
• BSP Series; The two peso coin was not included when the BSP Series was introduced.
• 2000: The ₱2 coin and other coins in the original Flora and Fauna and Improved Flora and Fauna Series was withdrawn, making the coin officially demonetized.^[1]

	Flora and Fauna Series (1983-1990, 1991-1994)
Obverse
Reverse

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