Catalog
50 Piso
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Piso (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Visayan leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis rabori) at centre left, with a Vidal's lanutan flower (Hibiscus campylosiphon) at upper left. The denomination "50" appears in numeral form, with bilingual legends in Filipino identifying the species by both common and scientific names. The design is rendered in a warm amber and olive colour scheme typical of the New Generation Currency polymer series. |
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| Reverse description | An outline map of the Philippine archipelago occupies the centre left, with a central vignette of a maliputo (Caranx ignobilis) set against a scenic rendering of Taal Lake at right. Inscriptions identify the lake and fish species in both common and scientific nomenclature, with the denomination repeated in numerals and in Filipino text. |
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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.