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500 Pesos Philippines
| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of Miguel López de Legazpi in three-quarter bust at left, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, set against a guilloche underprint with the large numeral '500' at center. A circular red Treasury seal appears at right, with the denomination stated in large letterpress text along the lower border reading 'FIVE HUNDRED PESOS' and 'TREASURY CERTIFICATE'. |
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| Obverse lettering | BY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 13, 1922 THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE PHILIPPINES 500 PESOS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND IN SILVER PESOS OR IN LEGAL TENDER CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF EQUIVALENT VALUE PHILIPPINES FIVE HUNDRED PESOS TREASURY CERTIFICATE |
| Reverse description | Intricate purple guilloche design with the denomination '500' repeated at each corner and ornate geometric lathe-work patterns filling the central field, typical of intaglio-printed Treasury certificates of the Commonwealth period. |
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