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AMERICAN ERA CURRENY
 

U.S.–Philippine Currency: Standardized Coins and Banknotes (1903–1946)

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Explore how American rule introduced a standardized Philippine monetary system, from the Coinage Act of 1903 to the coins and banknotes that shaped everyday commerce through the Commonwealth era.​

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United States–Philippine silver coins placed over early Philippine banknotes including treasury and national bank issues
Stacks of United States–Philippine coins including silver pesos and centavos arranged on a dark surface

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Explore U.S.-Philippine Coins and Banknotes
 

Discover the coinage and banknotes issued during the American period.

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Assorted United States–Philippine coins including silver peso and centavo denominations spread together, showing the Filipino figure and American eagle designs from the early 1900s

 

U.S.-Philippine Coins

1903-1946 

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Explore the peso and centavo series introduced for the Philippines during the American colonial period, including the iconic standing figures and later Commonwealth issues.

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Collage of historic Philippine banknotes from Spanish and American periods including treasury certificates and emergency notes

 

U.S.-Philippine Banknotes ​

1903-1944

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Learn about silver certificates, treasury certificates, Philippine National Bank notes, and other paper money used in the Philippines between 1903 and World War II.

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