Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | El Banco Español Filipino |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | At the top centre, the ornate coat of arms of El Banco Español Filipino is flanked by the numeral '10' set within circular frames on either side. The central text reads 'DIEZ PESOS FUERTE' in bold letterpress, beneath which the bank's full name and its promise to pay the bearer appear in a formal serif typeface. The entire composition is framed by an intricate guilloche border with fine geometric underprint patterns throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO ESPAÑOL FILIPINO á la presentacion de este billete pagará al portador DIEZ PESOS FUERTE MANILA (Translation: The Spanish-Filipino Bank upon presentation of this bill will pay the bearer Ten hard pesos) |
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El Banco Español Filipino was the only bank of issue in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, and by 1896 it was operating under considerable strain. The Philippine Revolution broke out that same year — Bonifacio's Katipunan launched its armed uprising in August — and notes of this series circulated through a colony that was actively dissolving the authority behind them.
Barclay & Fry handled the printing, a London security firm that also produced stamps and documents for various colonial administrations. The P#A8 designation places this among the later issues of the series, before American occupation and the bank's eventual reorganization into the Bank of the Philippine Islands in 1912.