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| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos (50 piso) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS ANG SALAPING ITO AY BAYARIN NG BANGKO SENTRAL AT PINANANAGUTAN NG REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS VISAYAN LEOPARD CAT PRIONAILURUS VIDAL'S LANUTAN HIBISCUS CAMPYLOSIPHON 50 LIMAMPUNG PISO (Translation: Republic of the Philippines This bill is a debt of the central bank and a responsibility of the Republic of the Philippines Fifty pesos) |
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| Reverse lettering | TAAL LAKE MALIPUTO CARANX IGNOBILIS 50 LIMAMPUNG PISO (Translation: Fifty pesos) |
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| Comments |
The Philippine peso series shifted to polymer for the 50 Piso denomination as part of a broader modernization push, with Note Printing Australia — the same facility behind Australia's own polymer currency — handling production. The move to polymer for circulating Filipino notes reflects both durability concerns in a tropical, high-humidity environment and a reduction in replacement costs over time, factors that drove several Southeast Asian central banks toward polymer substrates during the same period.
The 2024 date places this among the most recently issued examples of the denomination. TBB#1105 cataloging confirms it within the current BSP polymer series.