2000-Piso Centennial Commemorative Banknote

The Central Bank of the Philippines issued only 300,000 pieces of this 216mmx133mm 2,000 Philippine piso centennial commemorative legal tender banknote.

The obverse side features President Joseph Ejercito Estrada taking his oath of office on June 30, 1998 in the historic Barasoain Church, the seat of the first democratic republic in Asia shown in the background as well as the scroll of the Malolos Constitution and the seal of the BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas).
The security features of the note include a 3-dimensional cylinder mould-made portrait watermark of the two presidents and the years 1898-1998, iridescent band, colour-shift windowed security thread, latent image and perfect see-through register.

Banknote Briquettes

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is the central monetary authority of the Philippines. Its objective is to maintain price and banking stability.
As a monetary manager, it is responsible for printing Philippine currency notes as well as their issuance and retirement from the system.

As part of its commitment to the preservation of the environment and the conservation of resources, unfit banknotes and production waste are converted into briquettes for recycling purposes. The box containing this briquette is made of recycled material.

Republica Filipina Papel Moneda de UN PESO

Issued in 1899, a series released under the Philippine Revolutionary Government under the Administration of President Emillio Aguinaldo.

This series is said to be one of the rarest banknotes ever released in Philippine Banknote History, especially those series signed by the El Presidente del Consejo de Gobierno, Pedro A. Paterno.

Reveals the desire of the Filipinos for independence, in pursuing self governance and sustaining freedom from the Spanish Colony and American Regime.