Mintage of Philippine Coins on Mar 15, 2010I came across a news article that reveals just how many circulation coins the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has minted over the years. Interestingly, the Philippines has the highest per-capita number of coins in Southeast Asia. There are roughly...
BSP purchase of P2.6-billion banknotes printer stalled on Mar 13, 2010 in news By Lee C. ChipongianThe central bank’s controversial bidding of a P2.6-billion printing machine hit a new snag and the purchase of the superline printer has been stalled.Sources said the Monetary Board has deferred any decisions that would resolve...
Design for P500 bill with Aquino couple out soon on Mar 13, 2010By Lawrence Agcaoili, The Philippine StarMANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to print the redesigned banknotes and coins within the year after getting the approval of President Arroyo. BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr...
Measuring the weight of a banknote on Jan 25, 2010 in Banknotes trivia I've been pondering what it would be like to pay 1 billion pesos in cash in the form of banknotes. How heavy is 1 billion Philippine pesos? Can I simply carry this around in a briefcase or will I need a wheelbarrow or maybe a forklift?First, let's fi...
New generation banknotes to be released next year on Nov 21, 2009 in banknote redesign Screen grabs from GMA-7 news report shoowing 1000 peso bill designs with jeepney and tarsier. I don't know if these are some of the proposed designs or simply displays at the Money Museum.GMA-7 news reported on the plan of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilip...
Redesigned Philippine Banknotes on Nov 3, 2009The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is currently in the process of redesigning all Philippine banknotes which have hardly changed over the past two decades. However, a 21-year old designer from Pennsylvania went ahead of BSP and created interesting...
5 Centavo Error Coin - Ang Bagong Lipunan on Oct 1, 2009 in Coins Pilipino Series errors Five Centavo Error Coin (Off-center)Bagong Lipunan Series (1976)photo courtesy from laneb1961 of ebayThis is what happens when the coin planchet is not properly aligned when struck with the die. Off-centers are relatively common errors. See the corre...
20 Centavo Coin - Culion Leper Colony on Sep 27, 2009 in Culion Leper Colony Twenty Centavo Coin (1922)Culion Leper Colonyphoto from alvino888 of eBayReverseo: Caduceus, "Philippine Health Service", year mark (1922) flanked by two starsObverse: "20 Centavos", "Culion Leper Colony", "Philippine Islands"Shape: RoundMaterial: Co...
20 Centavo Bill - Culion Leper Colony on Sep 20, 2009 in Banknotes Culion Leper Colony 20 Centavo BanknoteCulion Leper Colony (1942)photo courtesy of y_u_bolabola_me of eBayObverse: This certifies that the Philippines Commonwealth Bureau of Health Culion Leper Colony is obligated to pay the bearer twenty centavos in legal tender curren...
Twenty Peso Banknote (1937) - PNB Circulating Note on Sep 18, 2009 in American Series Banknotes 1937 Ten Pesos BanknotePhilippine National Bank Circulating Note (series of 1937)photo courtesy of lumang.gamit of eBayObverse: William A. Jones and seal of the Philippine National BankReverse: Seal of the Philippine National BankTextObverse: The Phi...
