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Philippine Peso (PHP)
Curiosities about the currency
The Philippine peso is the official currency of the Philippines. Its ISO is PHP and its symbols (₱, PhP). One Philippine peso is divided into 100 centavos. In 1967, English was removed from the banknotes and coins of the Philippines and the Filipino language was adopted, being called piso.
The banknotes of the Philippines have denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 pesos and are printed at the Security Plant Complex of the Philippines. In the past, 5 and 10 peso banknotes were issued, but they are no longer in circulation.
The PHP coins have values of 1, 5, 10, 25 cents, 1, 2, 5, 10 pesos. The current series of the Philippine currency is from the year 1995, although in 2000 a 10 peso coin was issued. The denominations lower than the peso are no longer in use and their withdrawal is recommended.
Japan occupied the Philippines during World War II. Therefore, there is some Chinese currency used in the Philippines during this period that is sought after by numismatists, such as the 50-centavo note, although they introduced two series of numerous denominations between 1942 and 1943.
The origin of the Philippine peso lies in the Spanish dollar and the Mexican peso. Both circulated widely throughout the Americas and Southeast Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries.
What do the banknotes/coins look like?
Front part
*The banknotes and coins correspond to the newest issued series and are for reference. Colours may vary and there may be more designs than those shown.
