18 Questions
What was the currency used by the Philippines post-World War II?
Old treasury certificates overprinted with 'Victory'
Which entity initially issued English series notes for the Philippines printed in England?
Central Bank of the Philippines
When did the 'Filipinization' of coins and notes begin?
1970s
What series of notes were introduced in the '70s after the Ang Bagong Lipunan (ABL) series?
Flora and Fauna coin series
When were a new set of coins and notes featuring the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas logo issued?
1985
What caused severe inflation during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines?
Mickey Mouse money with lack of reserve backing
Which country brought modern banking, currency, and credit systems to the Philippines during the American Period?
United States
Who hand-signed the one-peso and five-peso revolutionary notes during the Revolutionary Period?
Pedro Paterno, Mariano Limjap, and Telesforo Chuidian
What did the Americans use to peg the Philippine peso to during their period?
American Dollar
What change in 1912 led to English being used instead of Spanish on all Philippine notes and coins?
Renaming of El Banco Español Filipino to Bank of the Philippine Islands
What were the earliest coins brought by Spanish galleons to the Philippines?
Silver cobs
Which Filipino engraver designed the coins minted in denominations from one-half centavo to one peso under the Coinage Act for the Philippines?
Melecio Figueroa
Which term in Filipino, referring to small change, originated from the crude bronze or copper coins called barrillas?
Barya
What replaced the silver certificates series starting in May 1918 during the American Period?
Treasury certificates
What was the name embossed on the first local coins in the Philippines, known to Chinese traders before the Spanish era?
MA
During the Spanish Era, what did Manila mint as crude bronze or copper coins due to a shortage of smaller coins?
Barrillas
Which Spanish monarch's portrait was featured on gold coins minted by Manila?
Queen Isabela
When were the first paper money issued in the Philippines, and by which institution?
During the Spanish Era by the Spanish Crown
Learn about the two types of notes circulated in the Philippines during the Japanese Occupation: high-denomination war notes and low-denomination guerrilla notes. Explore the impact of these currencies on inflation and the strategies employed by provinces and municipalities in defiance against the occupation.
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