Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Medium of Exchange
2. Unit of Account
3. Store of Value
THE NEW
GENERATION
PHILIPPINE
BANKNOTES
20 PISO BANKNOTE
Obverse : President Manuel L. Quezon, Malacanan Palace, Seal of the Republic
of the Philippines, New Bsp Seal.
Reverse: - Banaue Rice Terraces, Palm Civet, Weave design from the
Cordilleras
50 PESO BANKNOTE
Obverse: President Sergio Osmena, First National Assembly 1907,
Leyte Landing, Seal of the Republic of the Philippines, and the
New Bsp Seal.
Reverse: Taal Lake, Maliputo, embroidery design handcrafted in
Batangas Province
100 PISO BANKNOTE
Obverse: President Manuel A. Roxas, Central Bank of the Philippines (1949),
Inauguration of the Third Republic(July 4, 1946), Seal of the Republic of the Philippines,
and the New Bsp Seal.
Reverse: Bohol Chocolate Hills, Tarsier, handcrafted design from the Visayas in
Central Philippines.
500 PISO BANKNOTE
Obverse: Icons of Democracy : President Corazon C. Aquino, Senator Benigno
Aquino Jr. EDSA People Power I February 1986, Ninoy Monument, Seal of the
President, New Bsp Seal.
Reverse: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), South Sea
Pearl, Tinalak or Ikat-dyed abaca woven in Mindanao in Southern Philippines.
SECURITY FEATURES
4. Watermark - a shadow image of the portrait and the
1. Embossed Prints - raised prints that feel rough to
numeral "20" seen at the blank space of the note when
the touch, i.e. The word "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS"
viewed against the light from either side of the note.
and "DALAWANG PISO", portrait, signatures, value
panels on the face of the note.
5. See - Trough Mark - word “Pilipino” written
2. Serial Number - composed of 1 or 2 prefix
letters and 6 or 7 asymmetric (increasing in size)
in Baybayin is seen in complete from when the
digits located at the lower left and upper right note is viewed against the light.
corners of the face of the note. 6. CONCEALED VALUE – denomination value
superimposed on the smaller version portrait at
3. Security Fibers - red and blue visible the upper left side of the note becomes obvious
fibers embedded on the paper at random when the note is rotated 45 deg & tilted down.
and glow in 2 colors under ultraviolet light. 7. SECURITY THREAD - embedded thread
running vertically across the note is visible from
either side of the note when viewed against the
light.
8. OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICE – reflective foil that
bears the image of the Blue -naped Parrot & a small BSP
Logo. The color of the parrot changes from red to green
when the note is rotated at 90 degrees.
9. OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK – embossed “1000”
denominational value at the lower right corner
of the face of the note changes color from green
to blue when viewed at different angle.
COMMEMORATIVE
COINS AND BILLS