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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2627033, member: 12789&quot;]Few people in the USA realize, but the paper money in the Philippines strongly influenced the dimensions of the US paper money when it went to a smaller size in 1928.&nbsp; The BEP printed Bank of the Philippine Islands and Philippine Island banknotes.&nbsp; The first was a chartered commercial bank still in operation as the BPI, the latter was the Philippine government.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/philippines50peso1928_zpszweudjf1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The US was the colonial master in the Philippines from 1898-1936 when the government there was given considerable autonomy leading up to complete independence in 1946.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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