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  2. Coins of the Philippine peso - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Philippine peso - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish gold onza (or 8-escudo coin) was of identical weight to the Spanish dollar but was officially valued at 16 silver pesos, thus putting the peso on a bimetallic standard, worth either the silver Mexican peso (27.07 g 0.903 fine, or 0.786 troy ounce XAG) or 1 ⁄ 16 the gold onza (1.6915 g 0.875 fine, or 0.0476 troy ounce XAU), with a ...

  4. History of Philippine money - Wikipedia

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    The gold peso, however, has since increased in value to approx. two silver pesos. Furthermore, the fineness of Philippine fractional silver coins was reduced from 0.900 to 0.835 and worsened the quality of the local currency, and the introduction of Alfonsino silver coins in 1897 did little to improve the peso's exchange value.

  5. Peso - Wikipedia

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    There was a simultaneous reduction in weight and fineness to 8.5 pesos to a mark (27.064 g), 0.9167 fine or 24.809 g fine silver. This new peso became even more popular in international trade, with recipients finding it more advantageous to trade it as coined silver of known value rather than melting it into silver bullion.Later it was reduced ...

  6. Commemorative coins of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    90% silver 1 peso: 1936 Foundation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, with portraits of President Manuel Quezon and Governor General Frank Murphy: 10,000 35 mm 20.0 g 90% silver 50 centavos: 1947 Liberation of the Philippines by Gen. Douglas MacArthur: 200,000 27.5 mm 10.0 g 75% silver 1 peso: 1947 Liberation of the Philippines by Gen ...

  7. Philippine real - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine real was the currency of the Philippines during the Spanish Colonial Era. Brought over in large quantities by the Manila galleons , eight silver reales made up a silver peso or a dollar . 16 silver real were equal to one gold escudo.