1945 Philippine Five Centavos

About This Coin

The 1945 Philippine Five Centavos is a United States cent from the Philippines Five Centavos 1903-1945 series — the final year of the series. In 1945, coins were struck at the San Francisco Mint with a combined mintage of 101.1 million. This represents the highest annual mintage in the entire series, above the series median of 1 million. The obverse features a male figure seated beside a hammer and anvil and the reverse displays an eagle above a shield. Produced during World War II, when the Mint altered coin compositions to conserve strategic metals for the war effort. Struck in silver. A notable auction result reached $720 in MS66+ grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Melecio Figueroa.