PAPER BILLS

1. Portrait
2. Background Design (left) – Obverse side
3. Background Design (right) – Obverse side
5. Natural Wonder – Reverse side
6. Symbols of Nature – Reverse side
7. Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side

20 – piso

Portrait – Manuel L. Quezon

Background Design (left) – Obverse side – Filipino as the National Language
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Malacañang Palace
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – Banaue Rice Terraces (UNESCO World Heritage
Site)
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – Palm Civet
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side - Cordillera
 50 – piso

Portrait – Segio Osmeña

Background Design (left) – Obverse side – First National Assembly
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Leyte Landing
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – Taal Lake
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – Maliputo
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side - Batangas

100 – piso

Portrait – Manuel A. Roxas

Background Design (left) – Obverse side – Central Bank of the Philippines
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Inauguration of the Third Republic
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – Mayon Volcano
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – Whale Shark
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side - Bicol
 200 - piso

Portrait – Diosdado P. Macapagal

Background Design (left) – Obverse side – EDSA People Power II & Independence
House
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Barasoain Chruch
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – Bohol Chocolate Hills
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – Philippine Tarsier
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side - Bohol

500 – piso

Portrait – Corazon C. Aquino & Benigno S. Aquino Jr.

Background Design (left) – Obverse side – EDSA People Power I
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Monument
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – Blue-naped Parrot
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side – Southern Philippines

1000 - piso

Portrait – Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente P. Lim & Jose Abad Santos
Background Design (left) – Obverse side – Centennial of Philippine Independence
Background Design (right) – Obverse side – Model of Honor
Natural Wonder – Reverse side – (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Tubattaha Reefs
Natural Park
Symbols of Nature – Reverse side – South Sea Pearl
Originating Region of Lacework Design – Reverse side - Mindanao

COINS
4. Background Design – Obverse side
8. Background Design – Reverse side

1 centavo 5 centavo
 25 centavo 1 piso

5 piso 10 piso

20 piso

9. Significance of the portrait for every denomination

20 – piso
The portrait in the 20 piso bill is the first Filipino to head the government of the
Philippines. In the portrait, which is Manuel L. Quezon is the person who provided the
independence for the Philippines.
50 – piso
For the portrait of 50 piso, Segio Osmeña is the Filipino statesman as well as the
founder of the Nationalist Party and one of the presidents of the Philippines.
 100 – piso
The portrait in 50 piso which is Manuel Roxas is the 3 rd president and the last president
of the Commonwealth. He’s also one of the seven wise men as well as he is a master of
economics.
200 – piso
Diosdado Macapagal the portrait of 200 piso is a the 9 th president of the Philippines. He
gave a lot of good contributions especially for education that he gave a great investment
for it.
500 – piso
The persons in the 50 piso bill are past President Corazon Aquino and her husband
Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. They gave a lot of contributions one of it is the removing of
dictorial government structure.
1000 – piso
The person in the portrait of the 1000 piso bill are Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente P. Lim
& Jose Abad Santos. Their significance of them is that they are a representation of civic
worker, general of the Philippine Army as well as a representation of the military.

Sources/References:
 https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/CoinsAndNotes/
NewGenerationCurrencyBanknotes.aspx
 https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/CoinsAndNotes/NewDesignSeries.aspx#
 www.britannica.com