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5 Pesos Bank of the Philippine Islands, Without rays
| Uitgever | Bank of the Philippine Islands |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1928-1933 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 5 Pesos |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | An intaglio-engraved allegorical female figure, seated and facing right, occupies the left vignette, set within an elaborate guilloche border with floral corner ornaments and numeral 5 cartouches at each corner. The date, place of issue, and series inscription appear in script across the centre field, flanked by two signature lines for Cashier and President below. A blue circular seal of the Bank of the Philippine Islands is applied at the lower right. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The entire reverse is printed in orange, with a bold central guilloche underprint radiating outward from the centre. Two large symmetrical floral rosette vignettes flank the issuer's name, which is split across two lines in large block lettering. A prominent Roman numeral V appears within a lower floral medallion, and the word FIVE is inscribed in small oval cartouches at each side margin. The ornate border incorporates foliate scrollwork and repeating geometric engine-turned patterns throughout. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
The Bank of the Philippine Islands was a private commercial institution — not a government body — yet under American colonial administration it held the privilege of note issue, a concession dating to the Spanish period that Washington allowed to continue well into the twentieth century. The BEP in Washington printed this series, standard practice for Philippine currency at the time, with design modifications occasionally introduced mid-run to address counterfeiting concerns or production changes at the Bureau.
The "without rays" designation distinguishes this from an earlier variant — a subtle engraving difference in the seal that makes the two types easy to conflate in poor light.