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500 Pesos Treasury Certificate, Purple back
| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippine Islands |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio portrait vignette of Miguel de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador, shown in three-quarter bust wearing a wide-brimmed hat, set against an orange-red guilloche underprint, with elaborate scrollwork border ornaments at left and right. Denomination numeral '500' appears at lower left and upper corners, with the title 'PHILIPPINE ISLANDS' in large letters across the upper portion and a circular blue seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands and the United States of America at the lower right. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower left, identified as Governor General and Treasurer. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in deep purple, the reverse centres on an oval vignette of the arms of the Philippine Islands enclosed within an ornate scrollwork frame inscribed 'PHILIPPINE ISLANDS'. Bold denomination numerals '500' occupy all four corners within heavy lathe-work panels, and elaborate acanthus-leaf and scroll guilloche borders frame the entire design. The legend 'FIVE HUNDRED PESOS' appears in large serif letters at the bottom centre, flanked by the numeral '500' on each side. |
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| Signature(s) | Francis Burton Harrison and A.P. Fitzimmons |
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