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20 Piso Ang Bagong Lipunan, Seal type 2
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 1973-1978 |
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| Value | 20 Pesos (20 piso) (20 PHP) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Manuel L. Quezon in three-quarter view occupies the left portion of the note against an intricate guilloche underprint in red and green. The diagonal overprint "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN" runs across the centre, flanked at lower right by the circular Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal dated 1949. Two facsimile signatures appear below centre, attributed to the Pangulo ng Pilipinas and the Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral, with the denomination "DALAWAMPUNG PISO" in bold letterpress along the bottom. |
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| Protection description | Bust of Manuel Quezon facing forward. |
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The "Ang Bagong Lipunan" inscription — meaning "The New Society" — was Marcos's programmatic label for the authoritarian order declared under martial law in September 1972. Its placement on circulating currency was deliberate political branding, embedding the regime's ideology directly into everyday transactions. The series ran through several seal type variants as the Bangko Sentral updated its official insignia during the martial law period, making seal type a primary dating tool for collectors working within this issue.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement guaranteed consistent intaglio quality throughout the print run, though Filipino-printed successors to this series show noticeably different ink depth.