The first coin of independent Philippines to be valued a quarter of a peso was issued in 1958 as twenty-five centavos (the name for the sub-unit under American rule).

Its obverse featured a woman near a volcano, with the denomination written in English around the perimeter and the year at the bottom.

Its obverse featured Juan Luna, a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century, in profile to the left.

From 1983 to 1994, a new gold-colored coin was issued with Luna faced to the right in profile, and the denomination was moved to the reverse with the date on the obverse.

The reverse side features the Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) and the current logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.