Philippines currency – the Philippine peso
When you travel abroad, you should be careful to the local currency of
the country you are going to. Indeed, you should have an idea of the conversion
rate between the local currency of the country you are going to and the
currency of the country you are coming from. Thereby, it will help you a lot to
have an idea of the cost of things when you will be in this new country. Let’s
have a look at the Philippines currency which is the Philippine peso or piso in
Filipino.
Banknotes
Twenty-peso note (₱20)
The twenty-peso note is easy to recognize with its flashy orange colour.
On the front side of the note you will see the Philippine President
named Manuel Quezon. Quezon was the president of the Commonwealth of the
Philippines between 1935 and 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a
government of the entire Philippines.
On the back of the note you will see natural elements such as the Banaue
Rice Terraces and the palm civet.
₱20 = $0.40 | €0.34 | ¥42 | £0.30 | $0.56 (AUD) | 元2.67
Fifty-peso note (₱50)
As for the twenty-peso note, the fifty-peso note is quite easy to
recognize with its flashy red. On the front side of the note you will see the
fourth president of the Philippines (1944-1946), named Sergio Osmeña Sr. who
succeeded to Manuel Quezon.
On the reverse side of the note you will also see natural elements. This
time it’s the Taal Lake and the giant trevally (fish).
₱50 = $1 | €0.85 | ¥104 | £0.75 | $1.40 (AUD) | 元6.70
One hundred peso note (₱100)
We stay in the flashy colours with the one hundred-note as it’s coming
in purple. On the front of the note you will see the face of Manuel Roxas who
was the third and last president of the Commonwealth of Philippines and the
first president of the independent third Philippine Republic (1946 – 1948).
On the reverse side of the note, you will see the Mayon Volcano and the
whale shark.
₱100 = $2 | €1.70 | ¥208 | £1.50 | $2.80 (AUD) | 元13.40
Two hundred peso note (₱200)
The ₱200 note is quite rare
and used infrequently. It’s coming in light green and is also quite flashy. On
the front of the note you can see the Ninth President of the Philippines from
1961 to 1965 named Diosdado Macapagal.
On the reverse side of the
note you will find the Chocolate Hills as well as the Philippine Tarsier.
₱200 = $4 | €3.40 | ¥416 | £3 | $5.60 (AUD) | 元26.80
Five hundred peso note (₱500)
The ₱500 note is coming in a
dark yellow / orange colour. On the front of the note you can see the senator
Benigno Aquino Jr. and his wife, President Corazon Aquino. On the reverse side
of the note, you will see the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
and the blue-napped parrot.
₱500 = $10 | €8.50 | ¥1040 | £7.50 | $14 (AUD) | 元67
Coins
Philippine one-peso coin (₱1)
The ₱1 coin is made from
steel. On its current version (2018), you can see the face of José Rizal a
Filipino Nationalist considered as a hero, on the front of the coin. On the
reverse side of the coin, you can see the Waling-waling orchid as well as the
logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
₱1 = $0.019 | €0.017 | ¥2.10 | £0.015 | $0.028 (AUD) | 元0.13
Philippine five-peso coin (₱5)
As the one-peso coin, the ₱5
coin is made from steel. On the front of the coin, we can see the face of
Andrés Bonifacio who was a Filipino revolutionary leader. On the reverse side
of the coin we can see the Tayabak which is a Philippine vine as well as the
logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
₱5 = $0.095 | €0.085 | ¥10.50 | £0.075 | $0.140 (AUD) | 元0.65
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