Banknotes issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas[edit]

English series[edit]
The banknotes first issued by today's Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (formerly the "Central Bank of the
Philippines") were the VICTORY-CBP Overprints in 1949, which were merely overprints of older
American-era banknotes. The first official banknote series to be printed were the English Series in
1951.

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 Description Year

Mai
Valu Dimen n
e sions Col Fir
or st Withdr
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse
iss awal
ue

Small denomination notes

Bank title, 19 1958

5
bank seal, 51
centa Red "PHILIPPINES", value
value, serial
vos
number

Bank title,
10
Mar bank seal,
centa "PHILIPPINES", value
oon value, serial
vos
number

Bank title,
20
Gre bank seal,
centa "PHILIPPINES", value
en value, serial
vos
number

50 Blue Bank title, "PHILIPPINES", value

centa bank seal,
 value, serial
vos
number

Mt.
Mayon and
Gre three men 19
"PHILIPPINES", value 1967
peso en riding on 58
a carabao-
drawn cart

Large denomination notes

160 Gra Apolinario 19 1974

1 66 mm Barasoain Church 51
y Mabini

Landing of Ferdinand
2 Blue Jos Rizal
Magellan

Marcelo H.
Gold
del
en
5 Pilar and Gr La Solidaridad
yello
aciano
w
Lopez Jaena

Fathers Mari
ano
Gomez, Jos
Bro Urdaneta and Legaspi M
10 e
wn onument
Burgos andJ
acinto
Zamora

Andres Kartilya ng
Ora Bonifacio an Katipunan and
20
nge d Emilio the BalintawakMonumen
Jacinto t

50 Red Antonio Blood

Luna compact between Sikatu
na andLegaspi
 Yello Tandang Regimental flags and
100
w Sora the Katipunanveterans

Gre Manuel L.
200 Legislative Building
en Quezon

1957

Viol Manuel Former Central

500
et Roxas Bank Building

For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Pilipino series[edit]
The Pilipino series banknotes is the name used to refer to Philippine banknotes issued by
the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1969 to 1973, during the term of PresidentFerdinand
Marcos. It was succeeded by the Ang Bagong Lipunan Series of banknotes, to which it shared a
similar design. The lowest denomination of the series is 1-piso and the highest is 100-piso.

This series represented a radical change from the English series. The bills underwent Filipinization
and a design change.

Pilipino Series

Image Description Year

Valu Dimension Main

e s Color First
Revers Withdraw
Obverse Obverse Reverse issu
e al
e

160 Declaration of 1967 1974

Jos
1 66 mm Blue Philippine
Rizal
Independence

5 Green Andres Sanduguan or

Bonifacio Blood Compact
of
 the Katipunero
s

Apolinari Barasoain
10 Brown
o Mabini Church

Manuel
Orang Malacaan
20 L.
e Palace
Quezon

Sergio Legislative
50 Red
Osmea Building

Former Bangko
Manuel Sentral ng
100 Violet
Roxas Pilipinas Buildi
ng

For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Ang Bagong Lipunan series[edit]

The Ang Bagong Lipunan series (literally, The New Society Series") is the name used to refer
to Philippine banknotes issued by the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1973 to 1985. It was
succeeded by the New Design series of banknotes. The lowest denomination of the series is 2-
piso and the highest is 100-piso.

After the declaration of Proclamation 1081 by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 23,
1972, the Central Bank was to demonetize the existing banknotes in 1974, pursuant to Presidential
Decree 378. All the unissued Pilipino Series banknotes (except one peso banknote) were sent back
to the De La Rue plant in London for overprinting the watermark area with the words "ANG
BAGONG LIPUNAN" and oval geometric safety design. The one peso bill was replaced with the two
peso bill, which features the same elements of the demonetized Pilipino series one peso bill.

On September 7, 1978, the Security Printing Plant in Quezon City was inaugurated to produce the
banknotes.

The banknotes were still legal tender even after the introduction of the New Design
Series banknotes, however it is seldom used after the EDSA Revolution.[1] The banknotes were
eventually demonetized on February 2, 1993 (but can still be exchange with legal tender currency to
the Central Bank until February 2, 1996)[2] after clamors that the banknotes can be used to buy votes
for the 1992 Presidential Elections.[3]

Ang Bagong Lipunan (New Society) Series

Image Description Year

Valu Dimensio Main

e ns Color First
Obvers Withdraw
Obverse Reverse Reverse issu
e al
e

160 Declaration 197 1993

66 mm Jos of Philippine 3
2 Blue
Rizal Independenc
e

Blood
Andres
Compact of
5 Green Bonifaci
the Katipuner
o
os

Apolinar
Barasoain
10 Brown io
Church
Mabini

Manuel
Orang Malacaan
20 L.
e Palace
Quezon

50 Red Sergio Legislative

Osmea Building
 10 Manuel BSP Comple
Violet
0 Roxas x

For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

New Design/BSP series[edit]

By 1983, the Committee was deciding the issuing of new banknotes to replace the Ang Bagong
Lipunan Series by issuing seven new banknotes consisting of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1000-
peso banknotes.

On June 12, 1985, the Central Bank issued the New Design Series starting with a new 5-peso
banknote with the face of Emilio Aguinaldo. The following months, a new 10-peso banknote with the
face of Apolinario Mabini. In early 1986, a new 20-peso banknote appeared. After the 1986 People
Power Revolution[1][4] and the new 1987 Constitution was promulgated, the Central Bank issued a
new 50, 100- and for the second time a new 500-peso banknote with the face of Benigno Aquino, Jr..
In 1991, the Central Bank issued for the first time a new 1000-peso banknote, containing the
portraits of Jos Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda and Vicente Lim.

After the passage of the New Central Bank Act of 1993, the New Design Series, which was initiated
in 1985, was slightly changed because of new seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. In 1998, the
100,000-peso Centennial banknote, measuring 8.5"x14", accredited by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the world's largest legal tender note. It was issued in very limited quantity during the
celebration of the Centennial of Philippine Independence. In 2001, the Bangko Sentral issued
upgraded 1000, 500, and 100-peso banknotes with new hi-tech security features to combat
counterfeiting. During the Estrada Administration, the practice in use since the Commonwealth, of
reproducing the signature of the President of the Philippines over the legend "President of the
Philippines" was abandoned in favor of explicitly stating the president's name. In 2002, the Bangko
Sentral issued a new 200-peso banknote with the security features found on the upgraded 1000,
500, and 100-peso banknotes and has the face of former President Diosdado Macapagal. His
daughter, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is at the back of the 200-peso banknote which showed her
being sworn into office at the EDSA Shrine. She is the first president whose image has been
included in a banknote while in office since emergency currency was issued by various provincial
currency boards during World War II.
The series was renamed the BSP Series in 1993 when the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas was
reestablished as the central monetary authority.

The New Design Series had less security features. (only the visible fibers, value panel, security
thread and watermark.)

The BSP Series added more security features such as another glossy security thread, iridescent
strip, fluorescent printing, optically variable ink, and microprints.[5]

These banknotes were legal tender with the New Generation Currency series until the end of 2015,
when New Generation series became a single circulating set.[6] The BSP series ceased to be legal
tender and will eventually be phased originally by April 1, 2017.

New Design/BSP Series

Image Design Year

Dimensi
Val ons Main
ue (millime Colour Fir
tres) st Withdr
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse
Iss awal
ue

Emilio 2017[6][7]
Declaration of
Aguinaldo,Ag
Gree Philippine 198
5 160 66 uinaldo
n Independence 5
Shrinehistoric
, 1898
al marker

Apolinario
Bro Mabini, 1899 Barasoain 198
10 160 66
wn Malolos Church 5
Constitution

10 160 66 Bro Apolinario Barasoain 199

wn Mabini,Andres Church, Blood 7
Bonifacio, Compact of
1899 Malolos the Katipunero
Constitution, s
Kartilla ng
Katipunan
 Manuel L.
Quezon, 1935
Oran Malacaan 198
20 160 66 Philippine
ge Palace 6
Commonwealt
h

Sergio Old Legislative 198

50 160 66 Red
Osmea Building 6

Manuel A.
Roxas, Bangko
10 Viole Inauguration Sentral ng 198
160 66
0 t of theThird Pilipinas comp 6
Philippine ound in Manila
Republic

Diosdado P.
Macapagal,Ag
20 Gree EDSA People 200
160 66 uinaldo
0 n Power 2001 2
Shrine inKawit
, Cavite

50 160 66 Yello Benigno S. Aquino as a 198

0 w Aquino, Jr., journalist for 7
BSAJ the Manila
typewritter Times (in front
of an article
about "1st
Cav" and
the Partition of
Korea), Study
Now, Pay
Later
education
program, Con
cepcion,
Tarlac town
hall, Tarlac Pr
ovincial
Capitol, 1986
People Power
Revolution.[1][4]
 Jos Abad
Banaue Rice
Santos,Vicent
Terraces, Man
10 e Lim, Josefa 199
160 66 Blue unggul
00 Llanes 1
Jar cover and
Escoda; etern
Langgal.
al flame

For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

New Generation Currency series (current)[edit]

In 2009, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it will launch a massive redesign for the
banknotes and coins to further enhance security features and to improve durability.[8] The members
of the numismatic committee included Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo and
Dr. Ambeth Ocampo, chairman of the National Historical Institute. Designed by Studio 5 Designs and
Design Systemat, the new banknotes' designs features famous Filipinos and iconic natural wonders.
Philippine national symbols will be depicted on coins. The BSP started releasing the initial batch of
new banknotes in December 2010. On December 16, 2010, the new design for Philippine banknotes
were released. The font used for lettering in the banknotes is Myriad, while the numerals are set in
the Twentieth Century font.[9] On December 16, 2016, BSP announced that they will launch sets of
banknotes bearing President Duterte's signature. The BSP initially released five million pieces of the
new 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000-peso bills with Duterte's signature. As for the 200-peso bills, only
two million pieces were released because of lower demand for the denomination. [10]

The New Generation Currency series will be the only circulating set of notes by April 1, 2017. [6]

New Generation Currency series

Year
of
Image Design
Dimens First
Main
Val ions Issue
Colou
ue (millim
r
etres)

Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse

20 160 Ora Manuel L. Banaue Rice 2010

66 nge Quezon, Terraces; Paradoxurus
Declaration hermaphroditus
of Filipino as the philippinensis (palm
national civet); Cordilleras weave
 language, Malac
design
aang Palace

Taal
Sergio
Lake in Batangas; Cara
Osmea, First
160 nx
50 Red Philippine 2010
66 ignobilis, maliputo(giant
Assembly,Leyte
trevally); Batangas
Landing
embroidery design

Manuel A.
Roxas, Old 2010
Bangko Sentral ,
ng Pilipinas Mayon 2016
(BSP) building in Volcano in Albay; butan (stro
10 160 Viol
Intramuros, ding, Rhincodon typus, nger
0 66 et
Manila, whale shark; Bicol mauv
Inauguration of textile design e
the Third color
Philippine )
Republic

Diosdado P.
Macapagal, ED
SA People
Chocolate
Power
Hills in Bohol; Tarsius
20 160 Gre 2001, Aguinaldo
syrichta, Philippine 2010
0 66 en Shrine in Kawit,
tarsier; Visayas weave
Cavite,Barasoai
design
n
Church in Malol
os, Bulacan

Corazon C. Subterranean
Aquino, Benigno Underground
S. Aquino, River in Puerto
50 160 Yell Jr.,EDSA People Princesa,
2010
0 66 ow Power I, Palawan; Tanygnathus
Benigno Aquino lucionensis, blue-naped
monument parrot; Southern
in Makati City Philippines cloth design
 Jos Abad
Santos, Vicente
Tubbataha Reefs
Lim, Josefa
Natural Park in Sulu
Llanes Escoda;
Ligh Sea;Pinctada maxima,
10 160 Centennial
t South Sea pearl; 2010
00 66 celebration
Blue Mindanao design for
of Philippine
Tinalak (Ikat-dyed
independence;
abaca)
Philippine Medal
of Honor

For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

Security
Raised ink on all upper-left numbers (20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000)- All banknotes

Rough Texture- All banknotes

Concealed Value- All banknotes

Watermark- All banknotes

4mm-wide Security thread- 100 Peso bill, 200 Peso bill, 500 Peso bill, and 1000 Peso bill

2mm-wide Security thread- 20 Peso bill and 50 Peso bill

Optically Variable Device Patch- 500 Peso bill and 1000 Peso bill

Optically Variable Ink- 1000 Peso bill