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50 Piso With horizontal bars
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 2020-2022 |
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| Size | 160 × 66 mm |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Sergio Osmeña and electrotype numeral '50' |
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| Comments |
The "horizontal bars" designation distinguishes this from the standard New Generation Currency 50-Piso issues by the presence of tactile marks — a feature introduced to assist visually impaired users in identifying denominations by touch. The BSP began phasing in these accessibility bars across the NGC series during the early 2020s, making this a transitional variant rather than a wholly separate issue.
The abacá fiber component is genuinely local: the Philippines is the world's primary source of Musa textilis, and its inclusion in the substrate is a deliberate domestic sourcing decision, not incidental. The Security Plant Complex in Quezon City has printed Philippine currency in-house since 1978, one of relatively few central banks in Southeast Asia to operate its own full-production facility.