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Currency of Philippines

The currency of Philippines is Philippines Peso. Pursuant to the New Central Bank Act, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has the sole power and authority to issue currency, within the territory of the Philippines. Notes and coins issued by the BSP are liabilities of the BSP and may be issued only against, and in amounts not exceeding, its assets. All notes and coins issued by the BSP are fully guaranteed by the government and are legal tender in the Philippines for all debts, both public and private.
 
 
Bank Notes
Value
Front Description
Back Description
Color
5 PESOS
or limang piso
Emilio Aguinaldo
Philippine 1st president. At the right is an illustration of cannon and of an historical marker of the First Republic 1898 - 1901.
Declaration of Philippine Independence
 
Green
10 PESOS
or sampung piso
Apolinario Mabini (left) and Andres Bonifacio (right) Items relating to Katipunan are shown on the right side.
Barosoain Church where proclamation of Malolos Constitution and organization of the Congress of First Republic. Blood Compact of the Katipuneros. To the right (not on older bills), Filipino revolutionaries get together under the Katipunan banner.
Brown
20 PESOS
or dalawam-pung piso
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine 2nd president and Commonwealth 1st president. The image on the right shows the establishment of the Commonwealth (a Coat of Arms) and the 1935 Constitution.
Malacañang Palace
Orange
50 PESOS
or limam- pung piso
Sergio Osmena
Commonwealth 2nd President. Assumed office upon the death of Manuel Quezon
National Museum
(historically and formerly the Old Congress Building)
Red
100 PESOS
or
sandaang piso
Manuel Roxas
The image on the right shows a crowd watching the lowering of the US flag and the raising of the Philippine flag demonstrating the end of the Commonwealth and the beginning of the Third Republic of the Philippines.
Central Bank of the Philippines
or Banko Central ng Pilipinas
Purple
200 PESOS
or
dalawan- daang piso
Diosdado Macapagal
On the right is the Aguinaldo mansion where in 1898 Aguinaldo proclaimed independence from Spain.
Philippine EDSA Revolution 2
. This bill is no longer being printed.
Green
500 PESOS
or
liman-
daang piso
Benigno Ninoy S. Aquino Jr.
dove on the left and philippine flag on the right
Philippine Unity - Ninoy's aspirations:
On the top left, Filipinos of different faiths and class of society, civilian and military are seen standing united. In the centre, a mother and a boy give flowers to two soldiers, representing the longing for a democratic and peaceful nation.
Yellow
1000 PESOS
or
sanlibong
piso
Three Philippine Patriots: Chief justice Jose Abad Santos, Gen. Vicente Lim and Josefa Llanes Escoda. On the far right of the front side is the eternal flame
Banaue Rice Terraces, Manunggul Jar, and Langgal Hut
On the right there is also an image of a Manunggul Vase cover (a ship with two dead people paddling to the netherworld) and a Lanngal, also called a Ranggar by Maranaos. It looks like a hut and is a Muslim place of worship.
Blue
 
 
 
 
Coins in Philippines
 
Denomination
Material
Metallic
Color
Diameter
Weight
Shape
Edge
10-Piso
Bi-metal:
Ring, Cupro-Nickel
 
Core, Nickel Aluminum bronze
75%Copper-25%Nickel
2%Nickel-6%Aluminum-92%Copper
 
White Yellow
 
26.5
 
8.7
 
Round
 
Interrupted Serration
 
5-Piso
 
Nickel-Brass
 
5.5% nickel ,70% copper, 24.5% zinc
 
Pale Yellow
 
27
 
7.7
 
Round
 
Plain (design bordered by 12-scallop)
 
1-Piso
 
Nickel plated Steel
 
plating not less than 25 microns
on steel substrate
 
Grayish White
 
24
 
6.1
 
Round
 
Reeded
 
25-Sentimo
 
Brass plated Steel
 
plating not less than 25 microns
on steel substrate
 
Yellow
 
20
 
3.8
 
Round
 
Plain
 
10-Sentimo
 
Copper plated Steel
 
plating not less than 25 microns
on steel substrate
Copper Red
 
17
 
2.5
 
Round
 
Reeded
 
5-Sentimo
 
Copper plated Steel
 
plating not less than 25 microns
on steel substrate
Copper Red
 
15.5
 
1.9
 
Round (with 4 mm central hole
Plain
 
1-Sentimo
 
Copper plated Steel
 
plating not less 25 microns on steel substrate
 
Copper Red
 
15.5
 
2.0
 
Round
 
Plain
 


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