Catalog
2000 Piso Philippine Centennial
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 1998-2001 |
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| Value | 2000 Pesos (2000 piso) (2000 PHP) |
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| Reverse lettering | SENTENARYONG SALAPI PAGDIRIWANG NG SENTENARYO NG KALAYAN SA KAWIT CAVITE NA PINANGUNAHAN NI PANGULONG FIDEL V. RAMOS NOONG IKA-12 NG HUNYO 1998 DALAWANG LIBONG PISO PHILIPPINE CENTENNIAL 1898 - 1998 KALAYAAN KATAMANAN NG BAYAN (Translation: Centennial currency Celebration of the Centenary of Independence in Kawit, Cavite, led by President Fidel V. Ramos, June 12, 1998 Two thousand pesos Freedom Wealth of the people) |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermarks of Presidents Estrada and Ramos visible when held to light |
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The 2000 Piso denomination was introduced specifically to mark the Philippine centennial of independence from Spain, declared 12 June 1898. It was not a regular circulating denomination — the Philippine monetary system had no prior 2000 Piso note — making this a commemorative insertion into the currency series rather than a practical replacement or upgrade of an existing value.
Printed entirely in-house at the BSP's Security Plant Complex, one of relatively few central bank security printers in Southeast Asia operating at full banknote production scale during that period. The P#189 watermark security is modest by late-1990s standards.