500 Pesos Silver certificate

Issuer	Philippine Islands Treasury
Year	1906
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Value	500 Pesos
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Obverse description	Central intaglio vignette of Miguel López de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador and first Governor-General of the Philippines, shown in a half-length portrait with his name inscribed below. Denomination numerals '500' appear at all four corners within elaborate guilloche framework, with the blue circular seal of the United States of America at right. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower left, with the authorization and promise-to-pay text arching across the upper and central portions of the note.
Obverse lettering	BY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APPROVED JUNE 23, 1906 THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FIVE HUNDRED SILVER PESOS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND IN SILVER PESOS OR IN GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES OF EQUIVALENT VALUE SILVER CERTIFICATE
Reverse description	The central motif consists of an oval intaglio vignette bearing the official seal of the Philippine Islands, framed by dense symmetrical guilloche scrollwork that fills the entire field. Denomination numerals '500' are repeated at all four corners and along the lower border, with the legend 'PHILIPPINE ISLANDS' inscribed within the upper guilloche band. The overall printing is executed in a deep brown-purple intaglio on a lightly tinted background.
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