English Series

The English Series were Philippine banknotes that circulated from 1949 to 1969. It was the only banknote series of the Philippine peso to use English as the language.

English Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Color	Description		Year
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	First issue	Withdrawal
Small denomination notes
5 centavos	5 centavos	5 centavos		Red	Bank title, bank seal, value, serial number	"PHILIPPINES", value	1951	1958
10 centavos	10 centavos	10 centavos		Maroon	Bank title, bank seal, value, serial number	"PHILIPPINES", value
20 centavos	20 centavos	20 centavos		Green	Bank title, bank seal, value, serial number	"PHILIPPINES", value
		50 centavos		Blue	Bank title, bank seal, value, serial number	"PHILIPPINES", value
		½ peso		Green	Mt. Mayon and three men riding on a carabao-drawn cart	"PHILIPPINES", value	1958?	1967?
Large denomination notes
1 pesos		₱1	160 × 66 mm	Gray	Apolinario Mabini	Barasoain Church	1951	1974
2 pesos		₱2		Blue	José Rizal	Landing of Ferdinand Magellan
5 pesos		₱5		Golden yellow	Marcelo H. del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena	La Solidaridad
10 pesos		₱10		Brown	Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora	Urdaneta and Legaspi Monument
		₱20		Orange	Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto	Kartilya ng Katipunan and the Balintawak Monument
		₱50		Red	Antonio Luna	Blood compact between Sikatuna and Legaspi
		₱100		Yellow	Tandang Sora	Regimental flags and the Katipunan veterans
200 pesos		₱200		Green	Manuel L. Quezon	Legislative Building		1957
500 pesos		₱500		Violet	Manuel Roxas	Former Central Bank Building
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.