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200 Piso
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 2002-2013 |
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| Value | 200 Pesos (200 piso) (200 PHP) |
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| Obverse description | At left centre, a forward-facing portrait vignette of President Diosdado P. Macapagal is rendered in intaglio, with the Aguinaldo Shrine occupying the right field. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal is positioned at right centre, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in orange and green tones. Denomination and issuer inscriptions are printed in intaglio in Filipino. |
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| Protection description | Bust of President Diosdado P. Macapagal, facing forward. |
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| Comments |
The abacá fiber content is the detail most catalogers undervalue here. The Philippines is the world's dominant source of abacá — a banana-related plant whose leaf stalks yield exceptionally strong bast fiber — and its incorporation into the BSP's note paper was a deliberate industrial and agricultural policy decision, not merely a technical one. The blend gives Philippine banknotes a durability and tactile character measurably different from pure cotton substrates.
The Security Plant Complex in Quezon City has produced Philippine currency since 1978, making the BSP one of relatively few central banks in the developing world with fully domestic printing capacity at that scale. The P#195 series spans three presidential administrations, which accounts for the three distinct signature combinations across the 2002–2013 date range.