• Seventy years ago the “ Victory “ banknote series were printed in the US ( the last Philippine currency to be printed there ). The notes were to be used upon the return of MacArthur – when he came ashore in Leyte on October 20th 1944 he was allegedly carrying some of these in his pocket. The number “ 66 “ for the series may have been chosen because that was President Quezon’s age when he died just before liberation of the Philippines.


• The 1 peso note showed Apolinario Mabini ( born 150 years ago, who despite paralysis in both legs from polio was an inspiration to Filipinos to fight for independence from the Spanish ). Over 60 million were produced, some of which have survived to this day, like this one in my possession :-








• The 2 pesos note showed Jose Rizal, with over 16 million produced.





• Other notes included 5 pesos ( McKinley and Dewey ), 10 pesos ( Washington ), 20 pesos ( Mount Mayon ), 50 pesos ( Gen Lawton ), 500 pesos ( Legaspi ), and 100 pesos ( Magellan, about 850,000 produced ).






• The Victory currency notes were no longer regarded as legal tender from 1958, and were completely “ demonetized “ within 10 years later.


• Read more here about Philippines currency during WW II :-
http://www.guerrilla-money.com/


… and Philippines Presidents :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...he_Philippines