Official country name: Republic of the Philippines
The Peso is the foreign currency of the Philippines. Prior to 1967, English was used on all notes and coins, hence the term “peso” was used as the name of the currency in the Philippines. When Filipino was introduced as a written language, the term used on notes and coins became “piso”.
Currency history
- Prior to the introduction of a formal currency, trade in the Philippines was performed using a barter system, and later on “piloncitos” (small pieces of gold) and gold barter rings.
- The Spanish introduced coins to the Philippines when they colonized the country in 1521. However, the coins used by Filipino people were minted in various Spanish countries around the world, leading to major inconsistencies in purity and weight.
- In 1861, the first mint was established in order to standardized coinage.
- After the Philippines gained independence in 1898, the country’s first local currency was introduced, replacing the Spanish-Filipino Peso.
- The United States captured the Philippines in 1901, and established a new unit of currency that was pegged to exactly half of a US Dollar in 1903.
- During World War II, the Philippines was occupied by Japan, and new notes were introduced yet again.
- The Central Bank of the Philippines was established in 1949, leading to the reintroduction of a formal Filipino currency.
1 Piso = 100 Sentimos; ISO code = PHP 608
11th June 2025, 1 USD = 48.48 peso; 1 Euro = 56.39 peso
- 2010-2022 “New Generation Currency (NGC) – Seal Type 6” issue
20 Piso (US$0.41; €0.35) Color: Orange Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, people during proclamation of Filipino as national language (1935), Malacañang palace.
Back: Rice terraces of Banaue, Asian palm civet.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Manuel Luis Quezón and electrotype 20.
P-206; B-1077.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2012.
c. 2013.
d. 2014.
e. 2014A.
f. 2014B.
g. 2014C.
h. 2015.
i. 2015A.
j. 2016F.
k. 2016G.
l. 2016H.
m.2016J.
n. 2016. Sign 2.
o. 2017F.
p. 2017G.
q; B-1084a. 2018. Sign 3
r; B-1084b. 2019.
s; B-1084c. Sign 4.
t; B-1084d. 2019A.
u; B-1084e. 2019G.
v; B-1084f. 2020.
x; B-1084g. 2021.
y; B-1084h. 2022.
50 Piso (US$1.03; €0.89) Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña, First Parliament (1907), General McArthur during landing at Leyte (1944).
Back: Taal Lake (Batangas), giant trevally.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Osmeña and electrotype 50.
Dates:
P-207; B-1078.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2012.
c. 2013.
d. 2014.
e. 2015.
f. 2015A.
g. 2016.
h. 2016G.
i. 2016H.
j. 2017. Sign 2.
k; B-1085a. 2017. Sign 3.
l; B-1085b. 2018.
m;B-1085c. 2019.
n; B-1085d. 2019. Sign 4.
o; B-1085e. 2019G.
p; B-1085f. 2020.
q; B-1085g. 2021.
P-224; B-1090.
a. 2020. Sign 3. w/ marks for the blind.
b. 2022.
100 Piso (US$2.06; €1.77) Color: Violet Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas, Central Bank of Philippines building (1949), Proclamation of the Third Republic (04.08.1946).
Back: Mayon vulcano (Bicol region), whale shark.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Roxas and electrotype 100.
Dates:
P-208; B-1079.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2012.
c. 2013.
d. 2014.
e. 2014A.
f. 2014B.
g. 2014C.
h. 2015.
i. 2015A.
P-222; B-1080.
a. 2015A. Sign 1.
b. 2016.
c. 2016A. Sign 2.
d. 2016F.
e. 2016H.
f. 2016J.
g. 2016G.
h. 2016A
i. 2017. Sign 3.
j. 2017F.
k; B-1086a. 2017. Sign 3.
l; B-1086b. 2017F.
m;B-1086c. 2018.
n; B-1086d. 2018A.
o; B-1086e. 2018B.
p; B-1086f. 2019.
q; B-1086g. 2019G.
r; B-1086h. 2019H. Sign 4.
s; B-1086i. 2019J.
t; B-1086j. 2020.
P-225; B-1091.
a. 2020. Sign 4. w/ marks for the blind.
b. 2021.
200 Piso (US$4.13; €3.55) Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Diosdado P. Macapagal, symbol of the EDSA-Revolution (January 2001), House of Independence, Barasoain church.
Back: Bohol Chocolate hills (Bohol), Philippine tarsier.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Macapagal and electrotype 200.
Dates:
P-209; B-1081.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2013.
c. 2014.
d. 2015.
e. 2016F.
f. 2016. Sign 2.
g. 2017.
P-223: B-1087.
a. 2019. Sign 4.
b. 2020.
P-226; B-1092.
a. 2020. Sign 4. w/ marks for the blind.
500 Piso (US$10.31; €8.87) Color: Yellow Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Corazin C. Aquino and her husband Senator Benigno S. Aquino jun; people during EDSA-Revolution (February 1986), statue of Benigno S. Aquino jun.
Back: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, blue naped parrot.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Aquinos and electrotype 500.
Dates:
P-210; B-1082.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2012.
c. 2013.
d. 2014.
e. 2014A.
f. 2015.
g. 2016. Sign 2.
h. 2016A.
i. 2016F.
j. 2016G.
k. 2017.
l. 2017F.
m; B1088a. 2017.
n; B-1088b. 2018. Sign 3.
o; B-1088c. 2018F.
p; B-1088d. 2018G.
q; B-1088e. 2019.
r; B-1088f. 2019F.
s; B-1088g. 2019. Sign 4.
t; B-1088g. 2020.
P-227; B-1093.
a. 2020F; Sign 4. w/ marks for the blind.
b. 2021.
1 000 Piso (US$20.63; €17.73) Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda; people during celebration of 100th Anniversary of Independence; Medol of Honor of the Republic of the Philippines.
Back: Tubbataha reefs (Sulu Sea), pearl oyster.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Santos, Escoda, Lim and electrotype 1000.
P-211; B-1083.
a. 2010. Sign 1.
b. 2012.
c. 2013.
d. 2014.
e. 2015.
f. 2015A.
g. 2016. Sign 2.
h. 2016 A.
i. 2016G.
j. 2017
k. 2017F
l. 2017G.
Without “Medal of Honor” on front, “Pinctada maxima” in Italicization on back.
m;B-1089a. 2017. Sign 3.
n; B-1089b. 2018.
o; B-1089c. 2018F.
p; B-1089d. 2019.
q; B-1089e. 2019F.
r; B-1089f. 2019. Sign 4.
s; B-1089g. 2019F.
t; B-1089h. 2020.
u; B-1089i. 2021.
P-228; B-1094.
a. 2020. Sign 4. w/ marks for the blind.
b. 2021.
Signatures:
- 2022-2023 “New Generation Currency (NGC) – Seal Type 7” issue
20 Piso (US$0.41; €0.35) P-230; B-1096 Color: Orange Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, people during proclamation of Filipino as national language (1935), Malacañang palace.
Back: Rice terraces of Banaue, Asian palm civet.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Manuel Luis Quezón and electrotype 20.
Dates:
a. 2022.
b. 2023.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
50 Piso (US$1.03; €0.89) P-231; B-1097a Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña, First Parliament (1907), General McArthur during landing at Leyte (1944).
Back: Taal Lake (Batangas), giant trevally.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Osmeña and electrotype 50.
Date: 2022.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
P-231A; B-1097b. (w/printed tactile lines)
Dates:
a. 2023.
b. 2024. Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
100 Piso (US$2.06; €1.77) P-232; B-1098 Color: Violet Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas, Central Bank of Philippines building (1949), Proclamation of the Third Republic (04.08.1946).
Back: Mayon vulcano (Bicol region), whale shark.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Roxas and electrotype 100.
Dates:
a. 2022.
b. 2023.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
P-232A; B-1102. (w/printed tactile lines)
Dates:
a. 2023.
b. 2024. Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
c. 2024A
d. 2025.
500 Piso (US$10.31; €8.87) P-234; B-1099 Color: Yellow Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Corazin C. Aquino and her husband Senator Benigno S. Aquino jun; people during EDSA-Revolution (February 1986), statue of Benigno S. Aquino jun.
Back: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, blue naped parrot.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Aquinos and electrotype 500.
Dates:
a. 2022.
b. 2023.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
P-234A; B-1099c. (w/printed tactile lines)
Date: 2024.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr..
1 000 Piso (US$20.63; €17.73) P-235; B-1100 Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda; people during celebration of 100th Anniversary of Independence; Medol of Honor of the Republic of the Philippines.
Back: Tubbataha reefs (Sulu Sea), pearl oyster.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Santos, Escoda, Lim and electrotype 1000.
Dates:
a. 2022. Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
b. 2023.
c. 2024. Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
- 2022-2025 Polymer issue
50 Pesos (US$1.03; €0.89) P-237; B-1105 Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm Polymer: GUARDIAN™
Front: Vidal’s lanutan (Hibiscus campylosiphon) flower; Visayan leopard cat; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal.
Back: Philippines map of Taal Lake, Taal Volcano, and Binintiang Malaki in Batangas; maliputo fish (Caranx ignobilis); Taal Lake; Batangas embroidery design.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Note Printing Australia.
Watermark: None.
Date: 2025. Intro: 23.12.2024.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
100 Pesos (US$2.06; €1.77) P-238; B-1106 Color: Violet Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm Polymer: GUARDIAN™
Front: Ceratocentron fesselii orchid flower; Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis); Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal.
Back: Philippines map of Mayon Volcano in Albay; whale shark; Mayon Volcano in Legazpi City, Albay; Bicol textile design.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Note Printing Australia.
Watermark: None.
Date: 2025. Intro: 23.12.2024.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
500 Pesos (US$10.31; €8.87) P-240; B-1107 Color: Yellow Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm Polymer: GUARDIAN™
Front: Denomination as gold-to-blue rolling bar SPARK; Acanthephillium mantinianum orchid flower; Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi); Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal.
Back: Philippines map of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan; blue-naped parrot; Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park; Southern Philippines cloth design.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Note Printing Australia.
Watermark: None.
Date: 2025. Intro: 23.12.2024.
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
1000 Pesos (US$20.63; €17.73) P-241; B-1108 Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm Polymer: GUARDIAN™
Front: Philippine eagle (Pithecophega jefferyi).
Back: Tubbataha reefs (Sulu Sea), pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima).
Security thread: Shadow thread with repeated text 1000 BSP.
Printer: Unknown.
Watermark: None.
a. 2022. Prefix: AA. Intro: April/2022. Sign: Duterte & Diokno.
b. Prefix: BSP (30th anniversary of the founding of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines).
c. Sign: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Eli M. Remolona Jr.
d. 2023.
Quantity: 500 000 000.
Bangko Sentral videos
Commemorative issues
50 Piso P-165; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 1978.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
2 Piso P-166; B-NL Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Jose Rizal.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Declaration of Independence (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Profile portrait of Jose Rizal.
Date: 1981.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & J. Laya.
10 Piso P-167; B-NL Color: Brown Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Apolinario Mabini.
Back: Barasoain church.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Apolinario Mabini.
Date: 1981.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & J. Laya.
1986-1991 Various Commemorative 5 Piso Issues
Visit of President Corazon Aquino to the United States, 15.-23.09.1986
5 Piso P-175; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo; Emilio Aguinaldo.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Independence Declaration (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date: 1986. Prefix: CA.
a. Serial # 00001-20000 in special folder.
b. Above serial # 20000.
Signatures: Corazon C. Aquino & J. Fernandez.
Canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz, 18.10.1987
5 Piso P-176; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo; Emilio Aguinaldo.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Independence Declaration (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date: 18.10.1987.
Signatures: Corazon C. Aquino & J. Fernandez.
40th Anniversary Bangko Sentral, 1949-1989
5 Piso P-177; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo; Emilio Aguinaldo.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Independence Declaration (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date: 1989.
Signatures: Corazon C. Aquino & J. Fernandez.
Womens’ Rights, 1990
5 Piso P-178; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo; Emilio Aguinaldo.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Independence Declaration (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date: 1990.
a. Black serial #.
b. Red serial #.
Signatures: Corazon C. Aquino & J. Fernandez.
II Plenary Council of the Philippines, 20.01.-17.02.1991
5 Piso P-179; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo; Emilio Aguinaldo.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Independence Declaration (12.06.1898).
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date: 1991.
Signatures: Corazon C. Aquino & J. Cuisia.
“Centennial of the First Republic”
100 Piso P-178; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date:
⦁ without date at upper left below numeral “100”.
⦁ 1998 at upper left below numeral “100”.
Signatures: Fidel V. Ramos & Gabriel C. Singson.
2 000 Piso P-189; B-NL Color: Blue and violet Dimensions: 216 x 133 mm
Front: President Estrada taking his oath in Barasoain Church.
Back: Re-Enactment of the Declaration of Philippine Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite (12.06.1998) by President Estrada.
Security thread: Color-shift windowed security thread with demetalized 2000.
Watermark: Estrada and Ramos.
Date: 1998.
Signatures: Joseph Ejercito Estrada & Gabriel C. Singson.
Quantity: 300 000.
Note: In 2017, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced the note would be demonetized on August 1, 2019. These bills can be exchanged for the New Generation Currency banknotes at full face value in the BSP from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.
2 000 Piso P-188; B-NL Color: Blue and violet Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Estrada taking his oath in Barasoain Church.
Back: Re-Enactment of the Declaration of Philippine Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite (12.06.1998) by President Estrada.
Security thread: Color-shift windowed security thread with demetalized 2000.
Watermark: Estrada and Ramos.
Date: 2001.
Signatures: Joseph Ejercito Estrada & Rafael B. Buenaventura.
Quantity: 50 000 (Not legal tender).
100 000 Piso P-190; B-NL Color: Green and pink Dimensions: 356 x 216 mm
Front: Crowd greeting Fidel “Eddy” Valdez Ramos.
Back: Fidel “Eddy” Valdez Ramos waving the Philippine flag at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Cavite.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Unknown.
Date: 1998.
Quantity: 1 000 pieces issued sold for 180 000 piso.
Signatures: Fidel V. Ramos & Gabriel C. Singson.
Notes:
a. This is the world’s largest legal tender banknote.
b. In 2017, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced the note would be demonetized on August 1, 2019. These bills can be exchanged for the New Generation Currency banknotes at full face value in the BSP from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.
50 Piso P-191; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 1999.
⦁ without date at upper left below numeral “50”.
⦁ 1999 at upper left below numeral “50”.
Signatures: Joseph Ejercito Estrada & Gabriel C. Singson.
20 Piso P-198; B-NL Color: Orange Dimensions: 160 X 66 mm
Front: Manuel Quezon.
Back: Malacañang palace.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Manuel Quezon.
Date: 2005.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Rafael B. Buenaventura.
Centennial University of the Philippines, 1908-2008
100 Piso P-199; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2008.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco JR.
“60th Anniversary Bangko Sentral”
20 Piso P-200; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Quezon.
Back: Malacañang palace.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Manuel Quezon.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
50 Piso P-201; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
100 Piso P-202; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
200 Piso P-203; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Diosdado P. Macapagal, Aguinaldo shrine.
Back: Swearing in of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Diosdado P. Macapagal.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
500 Piso P-204; B-NL Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Benigno S. Aquino, Flag of the Philippines.
Back: Scenes of Aquino’s life.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Benigno S. Aquino.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
1 000 Piso P-205; B-NL Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda.
Back: Banawe rice terraces, thatched hut.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Jose A Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa L Escoda.
Date: 2009.
Signatures: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
2011 Commemorative Issues
75th Anniversary of Ateneo Law School, 1936-2011
100 Piso P-212; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2011.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
100th Anniversary of De La Salle, 1911-2011
100 Piso P-212A; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2011.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
Centenary of University of the Philippines College of Law, 1911-2011
100 Piso P-212B; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2011.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
400th Anniversary of Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas (Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas); 1611-2011
200 Piso P-214; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Diosdado P. Macapagal, Aguinaldo shrine.
Back: Swearing in of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Diosdado P. Macapagal.
Date: 2011.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
2012 Commemorative Issues
45th ASEAN Day celebration at the Department of Foreign Affairs, 10.08.2012
50 Piso P-211A; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
100 Years Manila Hotel
100 Piso P-213; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2012.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
100 Years Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, 1912-2012
100 Piso P-213A; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2012.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
45th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank in Manila
500 Piso P-214B; B-NL Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Benigno S. Aquino, Flag of the Philippines.
Back: Scenes of Aquino’s life.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Benigno S. Aquino .
Date: 2012.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
2013 Commemorative Issues
Canonization of San Pedro Calungsod 2012
50 Piso P-215; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
50 Years Trinity University of Asia 1963-2013
50 Piso P-216; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
50 Years Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
50 Piso P-217; B-NL Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Sergio Osmeña.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila.
Security thread: Solid.
Watermark: Sergio Osmeña.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
20 Years Bangko Central ng Pilipinas – Financially Proper Toward the Development – 1993-2013
100 Piso P-218; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
100 Years Shell Oil in the Philippines – helping to build a Nation
100 Piso P-219; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
2014 Commemorative Issues
2013 – National Year of Rice
100 Piso P-220; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
Centennial Iglesia ni Cristo 1914-2014
100 Piso P-221; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Commemorative logo. Manuel Roxas.
Back: Old Bangko Sentral building; new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex.
Security thread: Windowed.
Watermark: Manuel Roxas.
Date: 2013.
Signatures: Benigno S. Aquino III. & Amando M. Tetangco, JR.
2021-2023 Commemorative Issues
5000 Piso P-229; B-1095 Color: Brown Dimensions: 216 x 133 mm
Front: Young Lapulapu, an image of the battle of Mactan, the QCP logo, and the Karaoka, the large outrigger warships used by native Filipinos. Commemorative logo.
Back: Philippine eagle, or the Manaol, which symbolizes clear vision, freedom, and strength; and which embodies the ancient Visayan belief that all living creatures originated from an eagle.
Security features: Micro prints; fluorescent, magnetic, and optically variable inks; see-through images; intaglio prints; and a latent image with a concealed numerical value..
Watermark: Unknown.
Printer: Security Plant Complex of the Bankgko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Philippines) – SPCP.
Dates:
a. 2021. Prefix: LL000001 – LL500000. Intro: 18.01.2021.
b. 2021A. Prefix: LL000001 – LL00000?.
c. 2021B. Prefix: LL000001 – LL00000?.
Signatures: Rodrigo Roa Duterte & Benjamin E. Diokno.
Notes:
- Prefix LL – Lapulapu.
- Not for circulation but legal tender.
20 Piso (US$0.41; €0.35) Color: Orange Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: President Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, people during proclamation of Filipino as national language (1935), Malacañang palace; 30th anniversary logo.
Back: Rice terraces of Banaue, Asian palm civet.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Oberthur Technologies (France) – OT.
Watermark: Manuel Luis Quezón and electrotype 20.
Date: 2023. Prefix: BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas).
Signatures: Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. & Felipe Manguiat Medalla.
2 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Blue Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Jose Rizal. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Aguinaldo’s Declaration of Independence (12.06.1898). Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Profile portrait of Jose Rizal.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
5 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Green Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Andres Bonifacio. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Scene of the Katipunan organization (Pacto de Sangre / Blood Pact). Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Profile portrait of Andres Bonifacio.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
10 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Brown Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Apolinario Mabini. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Barasoain church. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Profile portrait of Apolinario Mabini.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
20 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Orange Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Quezon. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Malacañang palace. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Portrait of Manuel Quezon.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
50 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Red Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Sergio Osmeña. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: Legislative palace (today National Museum), Manila. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Portrait of Sergio Osmeña.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
100 Piso PCS1; BNP101 Color: Purple Dimensions: 160 x 66 mm
Front: Manuel Roxas. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Back: New Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas building complex. Diagonal SPECIMEN overprint.
Security thread: Windowed.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England) – TDLR.
Watermark: Portrait of Manuel Roxas.
Date: ND. Maltese cross prefix.
Signatures: Ferdinand E. Marcos & G. Licaros.
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