Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineage
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- PHP
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Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineage
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The story
BSP dates the U.S.-approved Philippine coinage reform to 1903 with two Philippine pesos per U.S. dollar. [1]
BSP describes Japanese occupation notes and local resistance issues during 1942–1945, followed by postwar and central-bank issues. [2]
Turning points
Unit standard adoption
The 1903 Philippine reform defined a gold peso and made US gold dollars tender at two pesos per dollar. The date is enactment; commencement depended on the stipulated coin supply. Spanish and Mexican predecessors are additional inputs, not erased by the new standard. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas · History of Philippine Money
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas · History of Philippine Money
- United States Congress · Act of 2 March 1903, chapter 980, 32 Stat. 952
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“Philippine peso, twentieth-century reform lineage.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000503.html