Philippines Banknotes
Old Banknotes From The Philippine Islands
The Philippine Islands became a territory of The United States in 1898. Five years later The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington DC started printing paper money for The Philippines. Many collectors of antique American currency also collect old bank notes from The Philippines. The size of the money and printing quality is similar to US bank notes. In fact, George Washington can even be found pictured on some Philippine Islands currency. You have to remember that in the mind of the average 1930s American there really wasn’t any difference between Hawaii and The Philippines. Both were just territories of the United States. Many people still closely associate the two countries.
Silver Certificates (1903 – 1916)
El Banco Espanol Filipino Notes (1908)
Blacked Out Philippine National Bank Notes (1912)
Bank Of The Philippine Islands Currency (1912 – 1933)
Philippine National Bank Notes (1916 – 1937)
Emergency Circulating Notes (1917)
Treasury Certificates (1918 – 1949)
Victory Notes (Series No. 66)
Central Bank Overprint Victory Notes (Series No. 66)
Philippine Islands Silver Certificates
Silver certificates were issued for two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred, and five hundred pesos denominations. A general rule of thumb is that any denomination over 20 silver pesos should be considered scarce. These just weren’t preserved in nice enough conditions to reach such high grades. All silver certificates fit very well in modern United States currency collections because they are basically the exact same size as our paper money is today. In terms of collectability, silver certificates are really where the most money gets spent.
1903 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Silver Certificate
1906 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Silver Certificate
1903 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Silver Certificate
1910 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Silver Certificate
1903 Philippine Islands 10 Pesos Silver Certificate
1905 Philippine Islands 20 Pesos Silver Certificate
1908 Philippine Islands 20 Pesos Silver Certificate
1905 Philippine Islands 50 Pesos Silver Certificate
1916 Philippine Islands 50 Pesos Silver Certificate
1905 Philippine Islands 100 Pesos Silver Certificate
1916 Philippine Islands 100 Pesos Silver Certificate
1905 Philippine Islands 500 Pesos Silver Certificate
1906 Philippine Islands 500 Pesos Silver Certificate
El Banco Espanol Filipino Currency
All of these bank notes are dated for 1908, or 1 Enero 1908. These often get overlooked because they are in Spanish. In 1908 the bank just happened to still have its original Spanish name. These were still printed under the authority of The United States. The 1912 bank notes have the standard English title that we are more familiar with. Most Spanish language versions were printed in extremely low quantities in higher denominations.
1908 20 Pesos El Banco Espanol Filipino
1908 50 Pesos El Banco Espanol Filipino
1908 100 Pesos El Banco Espanol Filipino
1908 200 Pesos El Banco Espanol Filipino
Bank of the Philippine Islands Currency
This series of paper money actually has a two hundred pesos denomination bank note. All of this currency was printed on sheets each containing five bank notes. These were also printed in The United States by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
1918 Philippine National Bank One Peso Circulating Note
1921 Philippine National Bank One Peso Circulating Note
1916 Philippine National Bank 2 Pesos Circulating Note
1921 Philippine National Bank 2 Pesos Circulating Note
1937 Philippine National Bank 5 Pesos Circulating Note
1916 Philippine National Bank 10 Pesos Circulating Note
1921 Philippine National Bank 10 Pesos Circulating Note
1937 Philippine National Bank 10 Pesos Circulating Note
1937 Philippine National Bank 20 Pesos Circulating Note
1920 Philippine National Bank 50 Pesos Circulating Note
1920 Philippine National Bank 100 Pesos Circulating Note
Philippine National Bank Circulating Notes
These were first printed by The United States for use on The Philippine Islands in 1916. Each bank note was printed on a sheet containing five notes total. Starting in 1921 these were printed on sheets each containing ten bank notes.
1912 5 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1920 5 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1928 5 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1912 10 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1928 10 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1933 10 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1920 20 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1928 20 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1933 20 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1928 100 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
1928 200 Pesos Philippine Bank Note
Philippine Islands Treasury Certificates
These were printed for a couple of decades. Denominations range from one peso to five hundred pesos. Star notes were first issued in January of 1919. Stars were used to replace money that was misprinted. Another thing you might notice about treasury certificates is that some say Philippine Islands and other says Philippines. Currency issued after 1935 used The Philippines title.
1924 Philippine Islands One Peso Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands One Peso Treasury Certificate
1936 Philippine Islands One Peso Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1924 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1936 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1941 Philippine Islands 2 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1924 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1941 Philippine Islands 5 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 10 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 10 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1936 Philippine Islands 10 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 20 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1941 Philippine Islands 20 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 50 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 50 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 100 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1936 Philippine Islands 100 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1918 Philippine Islands 500 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1924 Philippine Islands 500 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1929 Philippine Islands 500 Pesos Treasury Certificate
1936 Philippines 500 Pesos Treasury Certificate
Victory Notes (Series No. 66)
Some treasury certificates have a back that is overprinted with the word VICTORY. Victory notes were first used by The Philippines on October 20, 1944. General MacArthur brought the new currency with him when he landed on Leyte Island.
One Peso 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
2 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
5 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
10 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
20 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
50 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
500 Pesos 1944 Treasury Certificate Victory Series No. 66
1949 Central Bank of the Philippines Overprint Victory Notes
This is the second version of Philippine Victory notes. The back of each note has the standard Victory overprint, but it also says Central Bank of The Philippines. Notes with a Central Bank overprint were issued up until 1949.
1 Peso Victory 1949 Central Bank Of The Philippines Overprint
2 Pesos Victory 1949 Central Bank Of The Philippines Overprint
5 Pesos Victory 1949 Central Bank Of The Philippines Overprint
100 Pesos Victory 1949 Central Bank Of The Philippines Overprint
Philippines Coins