Issuing authority
Philippines
Island state whose issues span Spanish colonial, US administration and republic periods.
- Kind
- state
- Region
- Southeast Asia, Asia
- Recorded period
- 1861 – present
Spanish, then United States administration, independent from 1946.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
9
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
9 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1859 – 1953
9 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
1
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (9)
Filter these entries by era, material or confidenceSorted by date, earliest first.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Philippines, Queen Isabel II of Spain, 2 céntimos [= 1/50 real de vellón of Spain], 1859
1859
Copper coin. Obverse: within a circle a crown, below which the date. Reverse: within a circle value designation: 2 Cs. In the upper circumscription: Filipinas. Smooth rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4333; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwo…
Partial type record
Tauler & Fau Subastas Auction 173 (via NumisBids)
modern coins
Philippines 1 Peso, United States administration
1903-1912
The Philippines 1 peso under United States administration is a silver coin issued between 1903 and 1912 for circulation in the Philippine Islands. Introduced as part of a dedicated colonial coinage rather than an extension of domestic American currency, the denomination bore legends referencing both the Philippine I…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
100 Pesos, The Spanish-Filipino Bank, Philippines, 1908 (Pick 5)
1908
This 100 Pesos note was issued in Philippines by The Spanish-Filipino Bank, dated 1908. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Insular Government (1901-1935). It measures 155 × 65 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mone…
Partial type record
Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
1 Peso, Philippine National Bank, Philippines, 1918 (Pick 44)
1918
This 1 Peso note was issued in Philippines by the Philippine National Bank, dated 1918. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Insular Government (1901-1935). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick…
Partial type record
Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
2 Pesos, Philippine National Bank, Philippines, 1921 (Pick 52)
1921
This 2 Pesos note was issued in Philippines by the Philippine National Bank, dated 1921. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Insular Government (1901-1935). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pic…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
stamps
2p Battle of Manila Bay vignette plate proof
November 19, 1934
Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. These plate proofs are each unique, with the approval signatures and date. For postal scholars these plates provide important production information in the plate margin inscriptions, inc…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
1 Peso, Treasury (Philippines), Philippines, 1936–1941 (Pick 81)
1936-1941
This 1 Peso note was issued in Philippines by Treasury (Philippines), with dates recorded from 1936–1941. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Commonwealth (1935-1946). It measures 159 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of Worl…
Partial type record
Obverse Coinman48 via Numista
banknotes
1 Peso, Central Bank of the Philippines, Philippines, 1949 (Pick 117)
1949
This 1 Peso note was issued in Philippines by the Central Bank of the Philippines, dated 1949. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1946-date). It measures 161.9 × 67.4 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mon…
Partial type record
sivavarma via Numista
banknotes
20 Centavos, Central Bank of the Philippines, Philippines, 1953–1957 (Pick 130)
1953-1957
This 20 Centavos note was issued in Philippines by the Central Bank of the Philippines, with dates recorded from 1953–1957. It belongs to the Peso (1857-1967) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1946-date). It measures 108 × 55 mm and is printed on paper (90% cotton, 10…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes6
- Modern World Coins2
- Postage Stamps1
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century1
- 20th century8
Only the 9 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper7
- Copper1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
Confidence of the published entries
- Well documented1
- Documented8
Confidence reflects how well the sources support each entry's identification, not the object's quality or importance.
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