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The peso is usually denoted by the symbol "₱". This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in version 3.2 and is assigned U+20B1 ₱ PESO SIGN (₱).The symbol can be accessed through some word processors by typing in 20b1 and then pressing the Alt+X buttons simultaneously, or by pressing and holding Alt, then pressing 8369 on the keypad. [3]
The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English: / ˈ p ɛ s ɔː / PEH-saw, / ˈ p iː-/ PEE-, plural pesos; Filipino: piso [ˈpisɔː, ˈpɪsɔː]; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 sentimo, also called centavos.
peso Philippine peso: Also ₱ and P U+20B1 ₱ PESO SIGN: PT: piastre Egyptian and Sudanese piastres Fraction A centesimal subdivision of the Egyptian and Sudanese pounds .ج.م LE: pound Egyptian pound: Also abbreviated £E in Latin script .ل.ل LL: pound Lebanese pound: Also abbreviated £L in Latin script LS: pound
The sign is also generally used for the many currencies called "peso" (except the Philippine peso, which uses the symbol "₱"). Within a country the dollar/peso sign may be used alone. In other cases, and to avoid ambiguity in international usage, it is usually combined with other glyphs, e.g. CA$ or Can$ for Canadian dollar.
The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word peso translates to "weight". In most countries of the Americas, the symbol commonly known as dollar sign, "$", was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos" and later adopted by the ...
Currency Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for representing unique monetary signs. Many currency signs can be found in other Unicode blocks, especially when the currency symbol is unique to a country that uses a script not generally used outside that country.
Banknotes of the Philippine peso are issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (formerly the Central Bank of the Philippines) for circulation in the Philippines. The smallest amount of legal tender in wide circulation is ₱20 and the largest is ₱1000. The front side of each banknote features prominent people along with buildings and events ...
The Philippine peso is derived from the Spanish dollar or pieces of eight brought over in large quantities by the Manila galleons of the 16th to 19th centuries. From the same Spanish peso or dollar is derived the various pesos of Latin America, the dollars of the US and Hong Kong, as well as the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen.