Catalog
200 Piso
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 2010-2017 |
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| Designer(s) | Designers: Studio 5 Designs, Design Systemat |
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| Reverse description | A Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is shown at centre against a background vignette of the Bohol Chocolate Hills, with a map panel at left and a traditional central Visayas embroidery motif at right. The denomination is repeated in Pilipino script within the lower inscription panel, framed by guilloche underprint in the note's characteristic green colour scheme. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of Diosdado P. Macapagal and electrotype numeral '200'; embedded security thread |
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The abacá fiber content is the detail worth noting here. Abacá — a banana-relative native to the Philippines — has been used in Philippine banknote paper for decades, a deliberate policy choice that links currency production to a domestic agricultural industry. The 20% inclusion isn't decorative tradition; it materially affects the note's tear resistance and tactile feel compared to all-cotton substrates.
Two distinct signature combinations mean this Pick number spans the transition from the Aquino III administration to Duterte's, with Tetangco serving as BSP Governor across both — his name appears on every variant in the series.