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50 Pesos Banco Español Filipino
| Uitgever | Banco Español Filipino |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1908 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
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| 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 |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Intaglio-printed note in dark green and black on a light ground, with an intricate guilloche border. A classical allegorical female figure standing at left holds a floral spray, rendered in fine line engraving within an ornate frame. To the right, the bank name and denomination are set in bold letterpress text above the place and date line, with a circular red seal of the Banco Español Filipino bearing a crowned coat of arms occupying the lower right; two manuscript signatures appear below the date, identified as El Presidente and El Cajero. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Entirely printed in red, the reverse presents a bold central vignette with the bank name and denomination in large serif lettering, surrounded by elaborate guilloche scrollwork and lathe-work borders. Denomination numerals "50" appear in each corner within ornamental cartouches, and the entire design is framed by a continuous interlaced geometric border of fine engine-turned work. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Banco Español Filipino was a Spanish colonial institution that survived the American takeover of the Philippines with remarkable institutional continuity — it was simply rechartered and kept operating. By 1908, however, its days were numbered; the bank was renamed El Banco Filipino in 1912 and eventually absorbed into the Philippine National Bank when that institution was created in 1916.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's involvement reflects the new colonial administration's preference for its own security printing infrastructure over the European firms the Spanish had previously used. The BEP had been producing U.S. currency and securities since the Civil War era and was, by this point, one of the most technically capable intaglio printers in the world. The 50 Peso denomination would have had limited everyday circulation given the purchasing power it represented in the Philippine economy of the period.