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| Issuer | Philippine Islands Treasury |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note with a vignette portrait of Apolinario Mabini in three-quarter view at left centre, set within an oval frame against a green guilloche underprint with radiating sunburst pattern. The denomination numeral "1" appears in ornate panels at all four corners, with the issuing authority title "PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" arched across the upper field in bold serif lettering and "ONE PESO" below. A large circular red treasury seal inscribed "GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is positioned at right, accompanied by two manuscript signatures and the series designation "SERIES OF 1918" at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in green ink, the reverse is dominated by elaborate scrollwork and foliate lathe-work borders enclosing a plain central field. Ornate cartouches with shell and acanthus motifs anchor the left and right margins, with smaller decorative vignettes at top and bottom centre. The denomination text is printed in three lines across the centre of the note within the bordered panel. |
| Reverse lettering | TREASURY CERTIFICATE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ONE PESO TREASURY CERTIFICATE |
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