PHILIPPINES Paper Money INDEX,
1852 - Present

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Head of Government:
 President: Benigno AQUINO
30.6.2010 - present


Vice President:
 Jejomar "Jojo"
BINAY
30.6.2010 - present

 REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS - Philippines Banknotes, 1852 - Present
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Numbers		 Denominations Dates

Issuing Authority

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
Republic of the Philippines
ESP colony 27.4.1565; GBR 1762-63; PHL Rep. 1897;  USA terr. 1898; PHL Commonwealth 1935; JPN occupation 1942-43; PHL Republic 4.7.1946
ESP currency until 1898; JPN 3.1.1942 - 14.10.1943; PHL 1852 on
The first banknotes attributable to the Philippines were issued in 1852

• INDIAS ORIENTALES ESPAÑOLAS
Spanish East Indies

Part of  ESP territories in Asia-Pacific 27.4.1565 - 1898
A1 P.A1 - P.A3 10 - 50 Pesos 1852-65 Banco Espaňol Filipino de Isabel 2A
A4 P.A4 - P.A10 10 - 50 Pesos 1883-96 Banco Espaňol Filipino
A11 P.A11 - P.A15 1 - 25 Pesos 1877 Billete del Tesoro

• PILIPINAS REPUBLICA
Philippine Republic
Insurrection against ESP 23.3.1897-16.12.1897; against USA 12.6.1898 - 16.4.1902 
A25 P.A25 - P.A28 1 - 5 Pesos 1898-99 República Filipina

• ESTADOS UNIDOS TERITORYO NG PIPIPINAS
U.S. Territory of the Philippine Islands
USA territory 13.8.1898 - 15.11.1935
A31 P.A31 - P.6 5 - 200 Pesos 1904-08 Banco Espaňol Filipino
7 P.7 - P.24 5 - 200 Pesos 1912-33 Bank of the Philippine Islands
25 P.25 - P.38 2 - 200 Pesos 1903-16 Philippine Islands
39 P.39 - P.59 10 Cent. - 100 Pesos 1917-37 Philippine National Bank
60 P.60 - P.80 1 - 500 Pesos 1918-29 Philippine Islands

• KOMONWELS NG PILIPINAS
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Commonwealth 15.11.1935 - 3.1.1942
81 P.81 - P.101 1 - 500 Pesos 1936-44 Treasury of the Philippines

NIPPONGO TUBGKULIN
Japanese Occupation
Japanese Occupation of Commonwealth of the Philippines 3.1.1942 - 14.10.1943
102 P.102 - P.115 1 Cent. - 1,000 Pesos 1942-44 Japanese Government

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
Republic of the Philippines
Nominal independence 14.10.1943 -17.8.1945; full independence as Republic of Philippines 4.7.1946
115A P.115A - P.116 10 - 100 Piso 1944 Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas
117 P.117 - P.124 1 - 500 Pesos 1949 Central Bank of the Philippines
125 P.125 - P.130 5 - 50 Centavos 1951-61 Central Bank of the Philippines
132 P.132 - P.141 1/2 - 500 Pesos 1961-81 Central Bank of the Philippines
142 P.142 - P.158 1 - 100 Piso 1969-70 Bangko Sentral
159 P.159 - P.167 1 - 100 Piso 1978 Bangko Sentral
168 P.168 - P.174 5 - 100 Piso 1985-94 Republika Ng Pilipinas
175 P.175 - P.179 5 Piso 1986-91 Republika Ng Pilipinas
180 P.180 -P.186 5 - 1,000 Piso 1995-2001 Republika Ng Pilipinas
187 P.187 - P.191 100 - 100,000 Piso 1997-99 Republika Ng Pilipinas
193 P.193 - P.197 50 - 1,000 Piso 2001-08 Republika Ng Pilipinas
New P.New 20 - 1,000 Piso 2010 Republika Ng Pilipinas

Collector Series
CS1 P.CS1 2 - 100 Piso 1978 Bangko Sentral

KOMONWELS NG PILIPINAS
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Commonwealth 15.11.1935 - 3.1.1942

WWII & Guerilla Currency
Images Needed S101 P.S101 - P.S1183 - WWII Various Issuers

Note: Static images from P.159 on are not to scale. The size has been reduced in
order to conform to BSP reproduction requirements for current banknotes.
 
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SIGNATURES
   
 

President

Central Bank Governor
1. E. Quirino 1948-53 M. Cuaderno 1949-60
2. R. Magsaysay 1953-57 M. Cuaderno 1949-60
3. C. Garcia 1957-61 M. Cuaderno 1949-60
4. C. Garcia 1957-61 A. Castillo 1961-67
5. D. Macapagal 1961-65 A. Castillo 1961-67
6. F. Marcos 1965-86 A. Castillo 1961-67
7. F. Marcos 1965-86 A. Catalang 1968-70
8. F. Marcos 1965-86 G. Licaros 1970-81
9. F. Marcos 1965-86 J. Laya 1981-84
10. F. Marcos 1965-86 J. Fernandez 1984-90
11. C. Aquino 1986-92 J. Fernandez 1984-90
12. C. Aquino 1986-92 J. Cuisa, Jr. 1990-93
13. M. Ramos 1992-98 J. Cuisa, Jr. 1990-93
14. M. Ramos 1992-98 G. Singson 1993-99
15. E. Estrada 1992-98 G. Singson 1993-99
16. E. Estrada 1992-98 R. Buenaventura 1999-2005
17. G. Macapagal-Arroyo 2001-10 R. Buenaventura 1999-2005
18. G. Macapagal-Arroyo 2001-10 A. Tetangco 2005 - present
19. B. Aquino III 2010 - present A. Tetangco 2005 - present
         



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CL1   We gratefully acknowledge CL1 for providing images used in this section.

LKCA   We gratefully acknowledge Joel Shafer, Managing Director World Banknote division LKCA for providing images used in this section.

BM   We gratefully acknowledge Bowers & Merena for images used in this section.

DC  We gratefully acknowledge Don Cleveland for images used in this section.

JB   We gratefully acknowledge Joseph E. Boling, co-author of the Schwan-Boling catalog for his attribution assistance.

AB   We gratefully acknowledge AB for providing images used in this section.

 WK  We gratefully acknowledge William N. Keijzers for images used in this section.

RK  We gratefully acknowledge Ram Kumar for providing images used in this section.

 JM   We gratefully acknowledge Mr. James Marcum of Philippine Currency During World War II for the JAPWANCAP certificate image.

OY   We gratefully acknowledge Omer Yalcinkaya for images used in this section.

ML    We gratefully acknowledge Morris Lawing of MORRIS  LAWING WORLD BANKNOTES
 for images used in this section.



LINKS

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