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The Philippine five-peso coin (₱5) is the third-largest denomination of the coins of the Philippine peso.. Three versions of the coin are in circulation, the version from the BSP Series which was issued from 1995 to 2017, the original round coin from the New Generation Currency Coin Series issued from 2017 to 2019 and the nonagonal (9-sided shape) version since 2019.
The dearth of pre-1857 copper coins were addressed by counterfeit two-cuarto coins (worth 1/80th of a peso) made by Igorot copper miners in the Cordilleras. In 1897 Spain brought over 1-peso silver coins as well as 5 and 10 centimos de peseta to be accepted by Filipinos as 1 and 2 centimos de peso.
In 1897 Spain introduced 1-peso silver coins with the bust of King Alfonso XIII, as well as 5- and 10-céntimo de peseta coins for circulation in the Philippines as 1- and 2-céntimo de peso coins. The Spanish-Filipino peso remained in circulation and were legal tender in the islands until 1904, when the American authorities demonetized them in ...
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.
According to one witness, 75 "Mickey Mouse" pesos, or about 35 U.S. dollars at that time, could buy one duck egg. [4] In 1944, a box of matches cost more than 100 Mickey Mouse pesos. [5] These bills were often used by American psychological warfare personnel as propaganda leaflets.
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Prior to 1864, coins valued at 1/2 a Spanish dollar (or peso) or four reales issued by Spain and Spanish America were generally accepted in the Philippines for half a peso. The half-peso coin was considered as the successor to the pre-Hispanic silver denomination rupee or rupiah, locally called salapi. In 1864 a silver 50-centimo coin was ...
The twenty-five-sentimo coin (25¢) is the third-lowest denomination coin of the Philippine peso. During Spanish administration, coins valued at 1 ⁄ 4 a Spanish dollar (or peso ), equivalent to two reales , issued by Spain and Spanish America, were generally accepted in the Philippines as 25 centimos.