Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas launched the new Philippine peso bills enhanced with new security features and a fresh new look.
The new generation peso banknotes released this December 2010 still comprise P20, P50, P100, P200, P500, and P1, 000 bills with the same personalities but now with their youthful image designed on the front side of the notes. The iconic natural wonders of the Philippines gave a new look on the reverse side of the new Philippine peso bills.
It would be very difficult for a counterfeiter to copy the new enhanced security features of the new Philippine peso bills which include the use of embossed prints, serial numbers (increasing in size), the use of security fibers, watermarks, see-through mark, concealed value, and security thread.
The paper of the new notes are antibacterial.
Design Highlights.
20 peso bill
Front – Portrait of Manuel L. Quezon, Declaration of Filipino as a National Langguage, Malacañang Palace, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Banaue Rice Terraces, Animal: Palm Civet
50 peso bill
Front – Portrait of President Sergio Osmeña, First National Assembly 1907, Leyte Landing, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Taal Lake, Animal: Maliputo
100 peso bill
Front – Portrait of President Manuel Roxas, old BSP building 1949, Inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic July 4, 1946, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Mayon Volcano, Animal: Whale Shark (butanding)
200 peso bill
Front – Portrait of President Diosdado Macapagal, EDSA People Power II, Independence House (Aguinaldo Shrine), Barasoain Church, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Animal: Tarsier
500 peso bill
Front – Icons of Democracy: President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., EDSA People Power 1, Benigno Aquino monument in Makati, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Subterranean Underground River in Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Animal: Blue-naped Parrot
1000 peso bill
Front – Portraits of Josefa LLanes Escoda, Vicente Lim, and JOse Abad Santos, Centennial celebration of Philippine independence, Medal of Honor, Seal of the President, and the New BSP seal.
Reverse – Tubbataha Reefs in Sulu, South Sea Pearl.
New coins will be launched beginning 2012. Current bills can still be used for at least three years.
I love the new look of our Philippine money, plus, it’s nice to hold and smell new bills…Merry Christmas!
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No hope for a bill larger than 1000 PhP, huh? Come on that’s only $20 US ($22 at today’s exchange rate). Not that bad for everyday activities, but if you want to buy something big with cash, you gotta sit on a big fat wallet or carry a purse. But the new bills are exciting and maybe even waterproof, so that will be nice. The colors are better, since you can see a big difference between the 20 and 50 peso notes.
I agree with putopipey. I think we need to have a larger bill than 1000 pesos especially when we’re talking about big amount of money.
sayang, wala yung philippine eagle, sampaguita, tamaraw to represent our nation. medyo kulang din o walang representation ang mindanao
The errors mentioned are too childish to even put up a debate. The blue-naped parrot on the 500 bill is inaccurate when it comes to the color. But how will you change that if the color ink used to print the money is only green and yellow? The map being inaccurate that it did not include the islands of Batanes is not even intelligent enough put up a fight. The portrait of the map is truly inaccurate but that is just an artistical redention and not to the point to really be exact as you would like to have it in a digitally imaged photo and so are the locations of the places like the Tubbataha Reefs and Subterranean Underground River. Bottom line is that our money is not meant to show the exact definitions of what it shows. It is a work of ART. This issue is not for the narrow minded. Mabuhay ang Magdalo! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
im so proud of the new bills, kudos to the new designer!
i agree with rr. sana meron yung mga na mention nyang animals. but then i cant complain.. finally! applause! applause!
kaparehas b ng singapore dollar ang new philippine money?wla p kc akong new bill so im curious
Bakit walang representation yung mga buwaya sa kongreso at mga tuko sa gobyerno? Sabagay marami pa sila at malayo pa ma-extinct. Sige na, tarsier at parrot lang muna.
I agree that they should consider creating a larger denomination bill, perhaps a 5,000 peso bill. Mas madali bitbitin. Then again, since we’re now in the electronic age, it’s easier to pay services with credit cards or straight from your bank account.
Gosh the corrupts will be more interested for corruption, looks the peso bills are more attractive…………..
How much money the government spent for these new bills? while lots are sick and starving………you can see everywhere crazy people, dis.able beggars…and so on……..
But well, they love to change the look of the peso bills……. so the corrupts will be more on fashions…
love the new look of our philippine bill, but i stil don’t have even a single note…
fake….like the president!
buti pa ung pera may tao. eh ung tao walng pera….!!!!!!
How come no one ever mentioned the ERROR on the bills..the name is Benigno S. Aquino III ? Mixture of ninoy and noynoy?
I like the way they looked.. the portraits are younger
hmm gnun ba tlga spelling ng MALACANG ? and dba Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino so dpt ung middle initial is C??