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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. It is subdivided into 100 sentimo, also called centavos.
For the ₱500 and ₱1000, the denomination value has been embossed with optically variable ink wherein the color changes if the banknote is tilted. A stylized Philippine Flag has also been added with optically variable ink on the ₱500 note replacing optically variable device patch. [19] The Concealed Value are more reflective (all banknotes).
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas introduced the one thousand peso denomination in December 1991 during the presidency of Corazon Aquino and tenure of BSP Governor Jose L. Cuisia Jr. [2] The note features the portraits of former Chief Justice José Abad Santos; Josefa Llanes Escoda, civic worker and one of the founders of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines; and Vicente Lim, a general in the ...
The Philippine two hundred-peso note (Filipino: dalawandaang piso; ₱200) is a denomination of Philippine currency. President Diosdado Macapagal is currently featured on the front side of the note, and since 2017, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's inauguration as the 14th President of the Philippines (EDSA People Power II) is on the lower-left side on the note just in front of the scene of ...
The Philippine twenty-peso note (Filipino: Dalawampung piso (formal), bente pesos ) (₱20) is a denomination of Philippine currency. It is the smallest banknote denomination in general circulation in the Philippines.
The lead coin was not discovered until 1977, during an office move from Parliament Hill. It was then promptly moved to the Bank of Canada's National Currency Collection with its silver counterpart. [2] The second 1911 silver dollar had belonged to William Ellison-Macartney, deputy mint master of the Royal Mint. [3]
On December 2, 2009, Canadian Tire announced that their Canadian Tire money would be offered in a coin shape. The piece has a face value of one dollar. The pieces are stamped with the grinning image of Sandy McTire, the company's fictional mascot. The piece was manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint. [24]
In the 1990s, the theme would be used more frequently. The first issue was in 1991 and was on a coin with a denomination of $200. The coin was titled A National Passion and it was issued as a tribute to the spirit and vitality of Canadian youth and the national game of hockey. [1] The most noticeable example was for two of the Silver Dollar series.