English Series Explained

The English Series were Philippine banknotes and coins that circulated from 1949 to 1969. It was the first banknote and coin series of the newly established Central Bank of the Philippines and was the only banknote and coin series of the Philippine peso to use English as its language for all of its banknotes and coins.

Banknotes

English Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Color		Description		Year ^[1]
Obverse	Reverse					Obverse	Reverse	First issue	Withdrawal
Small denomination notes
		5 centavos	108 mm × 55 mm	Red	Bank title, bank seal, value, serial number	"PHILIPPINES", value	April 15, 1951	June 30, 1958	January 5, 1970
		10 centavos		Maroon
		20 centavos		Green
		50 centavos		Blue
		peso	130 mm × 60 mm	Green	Mt. Mayon and three men riding on a carabao-drawn cart		July 1, 1958	February 28, 1969
Large denomination notes
		₱1	162 mm × 67 mm		Gray	Apolinario Mabini	Barasoain Church	April 15, 1951	February 28, 1974
		₱2			Blue	José Rizal	Landing of Magellan in the Philippines
		₱5			Golden yellow	Marcelo H. del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena	La Solidaridad
		₱10			Brown	Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora	Urdaneta and Legaspi Monument
		₱20			Orange	Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto	Cartilla of the Katipunan and the Balintawak Monument
		₱50			Red	Antonio Luna	Blood compact between Sikatuna and Legaspi
		₱100			Yellow	Tandang Sora	Regimental flags and the veterans
		₱200			Green	Manuel L. Quezon	Legislative Building	December 31, 1959
		₱500			Violet	Manuel Roxas	Former Central Bank Building

Coins

English Series
Image		Face Value	Technical parameters				Description			Total Mintage ^[2]	Date of
Obverse	Reverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse		issue	demonetization
		1¢	19 mm	1.45 mm	3.08 g	Bronze	Plain	Figure of a man seated beside an anvil holding a hammer and Mt. Mayon, year of minting	Bank title and coat of arms	220,000,000	July 1, 1958	August 31, 1979
		5¢	21.0 mm	1.7 mm	1.8 g	Brass	Plain	Figure of a man seated beside an anvil holding a hammer and Mt. Mayon, year of minting	Bank title and coat of arms	260,000,000	July 1, 1958	August 31, 1979
		10¢	17.9 mm	1.19 mm	2.04 g	Nickel-brass	Reeded	Lady Liberty striking an anvil with a hammer and Mt. Mayon, year of minting	Bank title and coat of arms	390,000,000	July 1, 1958	January 2, 1998
		25¢	24 mm	1.6 mm	5 g					199,800,800		August 31, 1979
		50¢	30.3 mm		10 g					30,000,000

References

1. Web site: . English Series (1949-1974) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240611135829/https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/CoinsAndNotes/EnglishSeries.aspx . June 11, 2024 . June 15, 2024 . Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
2. Book: . 2015 . Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 42nd Edition . Krause Publications . 978-1-4402-4039-3.