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5 Pesos Treasury Certificate, Red rays
| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippine Islands |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait of President William McKinley in a fine oval guilloche vignette at left, with his name inscribed above. A red-orange sunburst ray underprint radiates across the central text field, over which the denomination PHILIPPINE ISLANDS / FIVE PESOS is printed in large bold letters. A circular blue seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands / United States of America appears at right, accompanied by manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | TREASURY CERTIFICATE TREASURY CERTIFICATE BY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE, APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 6, 1918 THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FIVE PESOS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND IN SILVER PESOS OR IN GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES OF EQUIVALENT VALUE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FIVE PESOS SERIES OF 1918 FIVE PESOS FIVE FIVE |
| Reverse description | Entirely printed in red-orange ink, the reverse is dominated by the bold central legend PHILIPPINE ISLANDS framed above by an elaborate guilloche border incorporating foliate scrollwork and oval rosette ornaments. A large underprint of radiating palm fronds fills the central field. Numeral 5 counters appear in ornate cartouches at each lateral margin, and the lower centre bears a decorative panel with the denomination FIVE PESOS flanked by FIVE inscriptions in oval frames. |
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