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| 背面描述 | A detailed intaglio vignette of the Legislative Building in Manila occupies the centre of the reverse, rendered with fine architectural precision showing the neoclassical colonnaded facade, flanking trees, and forecourt. The denomination "TWO HUNDRED PESOS" appears in ornate cartouches to the left and right, each surrounded by acanthus scroll work, with numeral "200 PESOS" repeated in all four corners. The caption "LEGISLATIVE BUILDING" is inscribed beneath the central vignette. |
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| 防伪类型 | Watermark |
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The Central Bank of the Philippines was established only in 1949, and this 200 Pesos note belongs to the earliest years of its operation — a period when the new institution was still building credibility against a peso long associated with American colonial banking structures. Engaging Thomas De La Rue for the work was a deliberate signal: London-printed security paper carried institutional weight that a domestically printed issue simply could not yet command.
The 200 Pesos denomination was unusually high for everyday Philippine commerce in 1951, suggesting this note circulated primarily in interbank and large commercial transactions rather than retail use.