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2 Pesos Silver certificate, Without text after 'demand'
| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippine Islands |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Reference(s) | P#25 |
| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note with an oval portrait vignette of Jose Rizal at upper left, framed by foliate engraving and identified by his name below. The central field carries the bold diagonal legend 'PHILIPPINE ISLANDS' over 'TWO SILVER PESOS', flanked by a large guilloche numeral '2' at lower centre and elaborate scrollwork corner numerals. Two red wax-style treasury seals appear at left centre and right, the right seal inscribed 'Manila, Philippine Islands', with a red serial number and 'SERIES OF 1903' printed above and below at left and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in dark blue ink, the reverse centres on a large lathe-work guilloche medallion enclosing the numeral '2', flanked symmetrically by crossed scrolls and laurel branch vignettes. The upper portion carries 'PHILIPPINE ISLANDS' in bold lettering between the legends 'SILVER CERTIFICATE' repeated at left and right within octagonal guilloche panels, while 'TWO SILVER PESOS' appears in a solid panel at the base. Solid numeral '2' corner pieces in dark blue complete the design at all four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | SILVER CERTIFICATE SILVER CERTIFICATE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TWO PESOS TWO PESOS TWO SILVER PESOS |
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