Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released a new set of bank notes with President Aquino's signature. The six denominations include P20, P50, P100, P200, P500 and P1,000 bills.
Here are some features of the new bank notes.
Source: BSP website
The Php 20 bill contains the image of President Manuel L. Quezon.
The back has an image of Banaue Rice Terraces, a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. A palm civet is also featured that lives in the Cordilleras and famous for producing Coffee Alamid.
Sergio Osmena is the President featured in the new Php50 bill.
It features the Taal lake in Batangas and the Giant Trevalli, locally know as Maliputo.
President Manuel Roxas is still the face of the new Php 100 bill.
Mayon Volcano in Albay is seen at the back with a "butanding" or whale shark.
President Diosdado Macapagal is the face of the new Php200 bill.
Chocolate hills in Bohol and the Philippine tarsier are seen at the back.
The Php 500 bill has the images of President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Another UNESCO World Heritage Site is found at the back - the Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River National Park. The Blue-naped parrot is also seen here.
Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente Lim and Jose Abad Santos are in the new Php1000 bill.
The Tubattaha Reef Marine Park in Sulu Sea is featured at the back and it is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Pinctada Maxima, the largest pearls in the world which is produced in the South Seas is also seen at the back with an Ikat-dyed abaca at the right side.
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