Independence ====
Ang Bagong Lipunan Series ==== From 1975 to 1982, a five-peso coin was introduced by the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in line with the new 'Ang Bagong Lipunan' series issued in commemoration of
Fedinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law. The obverse bears the inscription 'Ang Bagong Lipunan,' year of minting, and a profile of Marcos, who was the president throughout the circulation of the coins, faced to the left. Marcos himself approved the coins with his own face. The denomination, the inscription 'Republika ng Pilipinas' and its official
coat of arms, are all on the reverse. This coin rarely circulated due to its large size and since it coexisted with the
2-peso and
5-peso notes.
Flora and Fauna Series From 1991 to 1994, a new five-peso coin was issued. The obverse now features the inscription 'Republika ng Pilipinas' and a profile of
Emilio Aguinaldo, a
Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader officially recognized as the first
president of the Philippines, now faced to the right. An enlarged denomination and an image of the fruit of the
Pterocarpus indicus or narra tree, the official national tree of the Philippines, are all on the reverse.
BSP Coin Series Issued in June 1995, the BSP Coin Series version of the coin features the enlarged denomination on the obverse, while the inscription 'Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' and its official seal are all on the reverse. The reed on its edge was also removed. The name is narrower from 1995 to 1998 and wider from 1999 to 2017. It was released to replace the BSP Series
five peso banknote with the 1993 logo that was only in production for 2 years from July 1993 to the said month of 1995.
New Generation Currency Coin Series Issued on November 30, 2017, on the 154th birth anniversary of
Andrés Bonifacio, the new five-peso coin was released ahead of the other denominations of the new currency series. It has been given new features to prevent counterfeiting. The obverse features Filipino revolutionary leader Andrés Bonifacio, and the reverse depicts a
tayabak (Strongylodon macrobotrys), a type of Filipino vine. Each individual coin weighs , has a diameter of , and has a smooth edge without ridges. The coin's design was criticized for being too similar to the
₱1 coin, since they are both colored silver, circular, and nearly the same size. However, it was also praised for inputting national hero
Andrés Bonifacio and replacing
Emilio Aguinaldo, who ordered Bonifacio's execution during the
Philippine Revolution. In September 2019, then-
BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno announced that due to the confusion between the ₱5 coin and the
₱1 coin, a new "enhanced" ₱5 coin would be released in December 2019. It was initially said to be scallop-edged but a later report on November 29, 2019 showed it as nonagon-shaped, with the rim being scalloped in the inside.
Version history ==Commemorative coins==