Mexican peso
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The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 16th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$".
Spanish dollar, 1761
Front and back of an 1866 twenty-peso gold coin, depicting Maximilian I of Mexico.
Peseta or 25 centavos, 1889.
Tostón or 50 centavos, 1919.
Philippine peso
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The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso, is the official currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 sentimo, also called centavos.
Piloncitos, a type of coin used by the pre-colonial peoples of the archipelago
Silver columnario peso imported from Spanish America from 1726 to 1770
Spanish gold onza or 8 escudos coin imported from Spanish America and valued at 16 silver pesos
Silver 50-céntimo coin issued from 1864 until the 1890s