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| Issuer | Central Bank of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1951-1970 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Two portrait vignettes are placed at opposing ends of the note: a bust of Marcelo del Pilar facing right at left, and a bust of Graciano Lopez Jaena facing left at right, both rendered in intaglio. The central field carries the denomination and issuing authority inscriptions against a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES THIS NOTE IS A LIABILITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK AND IS FULLY GUARANTEED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FIVE PESOS |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an open copy of La Solidaridad newspaper set at a slight angle, with its masthead and columns of text legible, rendered against a rich golden-orange guilloche underprint. The numeral 5 and the inscription PESOS appear in each corner within ornate lathe-work panels, while FIVE PESOS is lettered in bold serif type to the left and right of the central vignette. |
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