Philippine peso sign

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The Philippine peso sign (₱) is the currency symbol used for the Philippine peso, the official currency of the Philippines. The symbol resembles a Latin letter P with two horizontal strokes. It differs from the currency symbol used for the peso in Latin America, which is "$".

History

The Philippine peso sign was introduced by Executive Order No. 66 of the

William H. Taft.[2]

Encoding

The peso is usually denoted by the symbol "₱". This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in version 3.2 and is assigned U+20B1 ₱ PESO SIGN (₱). The symbol can be accessed through some word processors by typing in 20b1 and then pressing the Alt+X buttons simultaneously, or by pressing and holding Alt, then pressing 8369 on the keypad.[3] Other ways of writing the Philippine Peso sign are "PHP", "PhP", "P", or "P" (strike-through or double-strike-through uppercase P), which is still the most common method, although font support for the Unicode Peso sign has been around for some time.[4]

The international three-letter currency code for the Philippine peso is PHP.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Executive orders and proclamations issued by the governor-general. [1903]". UM Library Digital Collections. University of Michigan. 1903. p. 89. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Araneta, Gema Cruz (19 February 2018). "Designs on money". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ How do I insert a Philippine peso sign in Word?
  4. ^ Snoworld: How-To Type the Philippine Peso Currency Sign
  5. ^ "List one: Currency, fund and precious metal codes". ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

External links

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