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The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English: / ˈ p ɛ s ɔː / PEH-saw, / ˈ p iː-/ PEE-, plural pesos; Filipino: piso [ˈpisɔː, ˈpɪsɔː]; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines.
In copper: 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2 cuartos; 20 cuartos in a real and 160 cuartos in a peso. The Casa de Moneda de Manila (or Manila mint) was founded in 1857 in order to supply smaller Philippine currency after the California gold rush of 1848 made silver more expensive and drained the colony of silver and small gold coins.
The rupiah (symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam (रूप्यकम्). [4] Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak (' silver ' in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins.
A-001 at Samarinda International Airport. The aircraft was purchased for USD 91.2 million or around IDR 820 billion, comprising USD 58.6 million for the aircraft, USD 27 million for the cabin interior, USD 4.5 million for the security system, and USD 1.1 million for administration. [23]
The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 reduced the rupiah's value by over 80% in a few months and was a major factor in the overthrow of President Suharto's government. The rupiah had traded at about 2000–3000 rupiah per 1 USD, but reached a low of 16,800 rupiah per dollar in June 1998. The currency, which had been relatively stable in ...
The final mintages of these coins were: 136 million (1 rupiah), 139 million (2 rupiah), 448 million (5 rupiah), 286 million (10 rupiah), 1.22 billion (25 rupiah) and 1 billion (50 rupiah). The 10 rupiah coin was issued as part of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization coins and medals program, an international issue by ultimately 114 ...
Silver coins were minted in denominations of 8 real ($1) and 4, 2, 1 and 1 ⁄ 2 real. Gold coins came in denominations of 8 escudos ($16) and 4, 2, 1 and 1 ⁄ 2 escudos. Small change was also made by cutting a whole $1 coin, most commonly into eight wedges each worth one Spanish real.
On 2 October 2020 the ECB nonetheless published a report on the proposed digital euro and kickstarted a two-year study phase to prepare a decision for a central bank digital currency. [31] [32] [33] After completing the study phase, the ECB decided on 18 October 2023 to enter into a preparation phase for the potential issuance of a digital euro ...