Philippine peso · PHP
₱ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.
Currency info
Adopted: 1852
Currency family: Peso
The Philippine peso is one of the oldest currencies still in use, with continuous circulation for over 170 years.
- Introduced in 1852 during Spanish colonial rule, replacing the Spanish colonial real
- Decimalized in 1903 under American administration, establishing the modern peso system
- Pegged to the US dollar from 1903 to 1970, then allowed to float
- The Central Bank of the Philippines has managed the currency since 1949
Countries currently using this currency
Related
Other Peso currencies
Historical predecessor
Spanish colonial real