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The Philippine Currency

Currency
the money that is used in a
particular country at a
particular time

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BSP Coin Series (1995-present)

Legal Tender
BSP has the sole power and
authority in the Philippines to
issue currency. All notes and
coins issued by the BSP are
guaranteed by the RP
Government, pursuant to Sec
52 of RA 7653, as amended by
RA 11211.

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New Generation Currency Coin Series

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The New Generation Currency

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The Enhanced New Generation

The New Generation Currency Currency

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eNGC Features eNGC Features

1. Feel 2. Look 3. Tilt 1. Feel 2. Look 3. Tilt

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1. Feel The Enhanced New Generation

Currency

Security Paper

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1. Security Paper The Enhanced New Generation

Philippine banknotes are made Currency
of 80 percent cotton-20 Embossed Prints
percent abaca banknote paper
characterized by high folding
endurance, tear resistance,
tensile strength, wet
strength, and bursting
strength.

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2. Embossed Prints The Enhanced New Generation

The embossed or raised print nature of
the ink deposition is the first and most
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important line of defense against
counterfeiting. This can be felt over the
1. Words “REPUBLIKA NG
PILIPINAS”,
2. denominational value in text Tactile Marks
3. signatures, and
4. value panels particularly, the one
located at the lower right corner of
the obverse.

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3. Tactile Marks eNGC Features

To assist the elderly and visually 1. Feel 2. Look 3. Tilt
impaired in identifying banknote
value or denomination, pairs of
short horizontal bands are printed
in intaglio at the extreme right
and left sides of the note.

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2. Look The Enhanced New Generation

Currency
Watermark

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4. Watermark The Enhanced New Generation

Shadow image of the portrait with Currency
the highlighted denominational
value that is particularly seen
against the light from either side of
the blank space on the note.

Security Fiber

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5. Security Fiber The Enhanced New Generation

Visible red and blue fibers Currency
embedded on the paper and
randomly scattered on the face Asymmetric Serial
Number
and back of the note.

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6. Asymmetric Serial The Enhanced New Generation

Number Currency
Alphanumeric characters at the
lower left and upper right corners
of the note bearing one or two
prefix letters and six to seven
digits, with font increasing in size
and thickness.
See-through mark

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7. See-through mark eNGC Features

The pre-Hispanic script (Baybayin) 1. Feel 2. Look 3. Tilt
at the lower right corner of the
face of the note slightly above the
value panel. This is seen in
complete form only when the note
is viewed against the light. This
script means “PILIPINO.”

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3. Tilt The Enhanced New Generation

Currency

Security Thread

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8. Security Thread (Embedded)
An embedded thread that runs
vertically across the width of 20-
and 50-peso notes when viewed
against the light.
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8. Security Thread (100-peso)
Adopted an indigenous textile
design handcrafted in the Bicol
region with 3-D and holographic
features and color shifting from
violet to bronze and vice versa.
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8. Security Thread (Windowed)
Stitch-like metallic thread on the
100-, 200-, 500- and 1000-piso
notes which change color. These
threads adopt an indigenous
weave design and bear
alphanumeric denominational
value and “BSP” text in repeated
series.
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8. Security Thread (200-peso)
Adopted an indigenous textile
design handcrafted in the Visayas
region with 3-D and holographic
features and color shifting from
green to blue and vice versa.
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8. Security Thread (500-peso)
Adopted weave design from
Southern Philippines with 3-D and
holographic features and color
shifting from gold to jade, and vice
versa.
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The Enhanced New Generation
Currency
Concealed Value
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8. Security Thread (1000-peso)
Adopted T’nalak weave design
with movement of design patterns,
and micro-optic features. Width of
the thread has been increased
from 4mm to 5mm.
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9. Concealed Value
The denominational value is
superimposed at the more
miniature version portrait at the
upper left portion of the note. This
becomes clearly visible when the
note is rotated 45 degrees and
slightly tilted.
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The Enhanced New Generation 10. Optically-variable ink

Currency For 1000-peso, the embossed
‘1,000’ denominational value at
the lower right corner of the face
of the note changes color from
green to magenta when viewed at
Optically-variable different angles.
ink

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10. Optically-variable ink The Enhanced New Generation

For a 500-peso bill, a mark with Currency
the stylized Philippine flag design
changes color from gold to green
when viewed at different angles,
and vice versa.

Optically-variable
device patch

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11. Optically-variable device patch
For 1000-peso notes, this patch is
a reflective foil, bearing the image
of the South Sea pearl changes
color from red to green when the
note is rotated 90 degrees.
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The 1,000-Peso Polymer Banknote
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11. Enhanced Value Panel
The value panel at the upper left
corner of the 1,000-peso and 500-
peso banknotes has been
enhanced by adding a rolling-bar
effect when tilted from left to right
and vice versa.
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Obverse Side
features two of the country’s
national symbols: the Philippine
Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) as
its focal point, and the
Sampaguita (Jasminum sambac).
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Reverse Side
The reverse side retains images of
the Tubbataha Reefs Natural
Park, declared as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, and the
South Sea Pearl
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Key Features
1. Polymer Substrate
2. Enhanced Value Panel
3. Sampaguita Clear Window +
BSP Embossed Lines
4. Serial Numbers
5. Tactile Dots
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Key Features
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6. Embossed Prints (Obverse) +
Philippine Eagle
7. Embossed Prints (Reverse)
Philippine map, South Sea Pearl,
“Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park,”
T’nalak weave design, denomination,
and the "SANLIBONG PISO."
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Key Features 8 9 Key Features

8. Shadow Thread - denominational 9. Vertical Clear Window
value and “BSP” text appear in Metallic Features
repeated series. Dynamic Waves
9. Vertical Clear Window – filled RP Seal and Mirrored Denomination
with security feature BSP Logo and 3D Denomination

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Key Features Unfit Banknotes

9. Vertical Clear Window
Blue Iridescent Figure
Flying Eagle

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Unfit Banknotes Mutilated Banknotes

Soiled
Limped
With prominent writings/markings
With crumples or heavy fold
With stain
With faded print

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Mutilated Banknotes
With adhesives or staple wire
Charred or decayed
Splitting of substrate
With tear, hole or missing part

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References
https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Pages/MediaAndResearch/Publications
AndReports/regular_bsrevjul02.aspx
https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Media_And_Research/Publications/BS
10_A2.pdf
https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Educational%
20Campaign/Philippine%20Currency%20Guide.pdf
https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Media_and_Research/Primers%20Faq Video
s/banknotes.pdf
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/currency
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