Blog Posts on banknotes

Antibacterial Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on May 18, 2011It’s not hard to imagine just how dirty banknotes are. They are exchanged from one dirty hand to another, get dirty wet in markets, fall on dirty soil, and come in contact with other dirty money. We fold them, crease them, roll them, crumple them,...

UST’s 400 peso banknote by Daryl's blog on Jan 15, 2011

UST’s 400 peso banknote by Daryl's blog on Jan 15, 2011

Trial and Error Government and Her Error-riddled Banknotes by Juan Republic on Dec 19, 2010Welcome to the trial and error government. Critics have been bashing the Aquino Administration over its seemingly trial-and-error mode of running the country. Senator Joker Arroyo once called it a “Student Council”. The government have been recei...

New 200 Peso Bill - New Generation Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010Two Hundred Piso BanknoteNew Generation Series Obverse: President Diosdado P. Macapagal; EDSA People Power II (January 2001); Independence House; Barasoain Church; Seal of the Republic of the Philippines; and the New BSP SealReverse: Bohol Chocolate...

New Generation Banknote Designs Released! by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010Finally! The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has released the New Generation designs of Philippine banknotes including the new 500 peso bill with both Ninoy and Cory. Here they are!New Generation 20 Peso BanknoteNew Generation 50 Peso BanknoteNew Gener...

New 500 Peso Bill - New Generation Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010Five Hundred Peso BanknoteNew Generation SeriesObverse: Icons of Democracy - President Corazon C. Aquino, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. ; EDSA People Power I February 1986; Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Monument; Seal of the President; New BSP SealReverse: Pue...

New 20 Peso Bill - New Generation Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010Twenty Piso BanknoteNew Generation Series Obverse: President Manuel L. Quezon; Filipino as National Language (1935); Malacañan Palace; Seal of the Republic of the Philippines; New BSP SealReverse: Banaue Rice Terraces (UNESCO World Heritage Site);...

New 50 Peso Bill - New Generation Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010Fifty Piso BanknoteNew Generation SeriesObverse: President Sergio Osmeña; First National Assembly 1907; Leyte Landing; Seal of the Republic of the Philippines; and the New BSP SealReverse: Taal Lake; Maliputo (Caranx ignobilis); embroidery design ha...

New 1000 Peso Bill - New Generation Banknotes by Philippine Coins and Bills on Dec 17, 2010One Thousand Piso Banknote New Generation SeriesObverse: War Heroes - Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente P. Lim, and Jose Abad Santos; Centennial of Philippine Independence (1998); Medal of Honor; Seal of the Republic of the Philippines; and the New BSP S...