Currency of Philippines

The peso is the currency of the Philippines.

It is subdivided into 100 centavos (Spanish) or sentimo (Filipino). Current are coins of 1, 5, 10, and 25 centavos and 1 and 5 pesos, and bank notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 pesos. The 5 peso note is no longer printed, but still legal tender.

Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used. The language was then changed to Pilipino (the name of the Filipino language then) and so the currency as written on the banknotes and coins is piso. A few years ago, all old Philippine currency was replaced by new banknotes and coins, which are now the only ones valid.

Older notes cannot be used anymore.