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5 centavos issued 1903-1928 No coin worth 1/20 of a peso circulated during the Spanish rule of the Philippines, when the 10 centimo coin was the lowest denomination of the Philippine peso fuerte . The Mexican 5-centavo (1/20th peso) silver coin, however, was accepted in the Philippines for the same value.
1944 S 5 centavos: 19 mm 1.9 mm 4.9 g 75% Copper 25% Nickel Zinc Plain 2,493,872 4,000,000 2,750,000 21,198,000 14,040,000 72,796,000 1937 M 1938 M 1941 M 1944 1944 S 1945 S 10 centavos: 16.5 mm 2 g 75% Silver 25% Copper Reeded The standing figure of an adolescent female was utilized.
General MacArthur asked the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to replicate the Japanese currency in the Philippines for his eventual return. By luck, a supply of paper made from plants native to Japan was located in the U.S. [ 7 ] When that supply was exhausted the counterfeiting operation was transferred to Australia.
The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–45) was no different. This is a complete set of Japanese government-issued Philippine peso . The effect of wartime hyperinflation can be seen in the rapid increase of denomination value put into circulation.
Ten Centavos (1920–1921, 1929, 1935, 1937–1938, and 1941) Twenty Centavos (1920–1921, 1928–1929, 1937–1938, and 1941) Fifty Centavos (1920–1921 and 1936 Commemorative) One Peso (1936 Commemorative only, with two varieties) Leper Colony Coinage (struck in aluminum 1920 and brass all later years) One Centavo (1927 and 1930) Five ...
50 centavos issued under US rule, 1907-1945. In 1903 the 50-centavo coin equivalent to 1/4th a U.S. dollar was minted for the Philippines, weighing 13.48 grams of 0.9 fine silver. Its specifications were reduced from 1907 to 10.0 grams of 0.75 fine silver; this was minted until 1945.
The first issue in 1942 consisted of denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 centavos and 1, 5, and 10 Pesos. The next year brought "replacement notes" of the 1, 5 and 10 Pesos while 1944 ushered in a 100 Peso note and soon after an inflationary 500 Pesos note. In 1945, the Japanese issued a 1,000 Pesos note.
1944 Philippines five-centavo coin of the Commonwealth period. When the Philippines became a U.S. Commonwealth in 1935, the coat of arms of the Philippine Commonwealth was adopted and replaced the arms of the U.S. Territories on the reverse of coins while the obverse remained unchanged. This seal is composed of a much smaller eagle with its ...