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500 Piso New Design Series Banknote (-)

500 Piso Aquino - Fernandez Jr. Specimen New Design Series Banknote 500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. New Design Series Banknote 500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. Replacement New Design Series Banknote 500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. Specimen New Design Series Banknote 500 Piso Ramos - Singosn New Design Series Banknote 1998 500 Piso Ramos - Singosn New Design Series Banknote 1999 500 Piso Estrada - Singosn New Design Series Banknote 1999 500 Piso Estrada - Buenaventura New Design Series Banknote 1999 500 Piso Estrada - Buenaventura Specimen New Design Series Banknote 2003 500 Piso Arroyo - Buenaventura New Design Series Banknote 2008 500 Piso Arroyo - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote 2009 500 Piso Arroyo - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote 2011 500 Piso Aquino III - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote

Aquino - Fernandez Jr.[1]
Variety Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 31,000,000 Black A000001-
AG1000000
Replacement Note including above Black
Specimen[2] Black JF000000
Sneaker Note[3] 700,000 Black AH300001-
AH1000000

Aquino - Cuisia Jr.[1]
Variety Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 300,000 Black AH000001-
AH300000
Regular Issue 83,578,000 Black AJ000001-
DV578000
Replacement Note including above Black
Specimen Uncut Sheet of 32[11][12] Black JC000000
Specimen[4] Black RM000000
Uncut Sheet of 4 Black

Ramos - Cuisia Jr.[1]
Variety Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 12,671,000 Black DV590001-
EJ261000
Replacement Note including above Black

Ramos - Singson[5]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue[6] ND Red A000001-
??1000000
Replacement Note ND Red
Specimen ND Red UF000000
Regular Issue 1998 Red
Replacement Note 1998 Red
Specimen 1998 Red

Estrada - Singson[5]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 1998 Red
Replacement Note 1998 Red
Regular Issue 1999 Red
Replacement Note 1999 Red
Specimen[7] 1999 Red JE000000

Estrada - Buenaventura[5]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 1999 Red
Replacement Note 1999 Red
Specimen[7] 1999 Red MH000000,
SP000000
Regular Issue 2000 Red
Replacement Note 2000 Red
Regular Issue 2001 Red
Replacement Note 2001 Red

Arroyo - Buenaventura[5]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 2001 Red
Replacement Note 2001 Red

Arroyo - Buenaventura[5][8]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 2001 Black
Replacement Note 2001 Black
Specimen[13] 2001 Black RB000000
Regular Issue 2002 Black
Replacement Note 2002 Black
Regular Issue 2003 Black
Replacement Note 2003 Black
Regular Issue 2004 Black
Replacement Note 2004 Black
Regular Issue 2005 Black
Replacement Note 2005 Black

Arroyo - Tetangco Jr.[5][8]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 2005 Black
Replacement Note 2005 Black
Regular Issue 2006 Black
Replacement Note 2006 Black
Regular Issue 2007 Black
Replacement Note 2007 Black
Regular Issue 2008 600,000,000 Black A000001-
ZZ1000000
Replacement Note 2008 including above Black
Regular Issue 2008 A Black A000001-
??1000000
Replacement Note 2008 A Black
Regular Issue 2009 96,000,000 Black A000001-
CZ1000000
Replacement Note 2009 including above Black
Commemorative Note[9] 2009 1,993,600 Black DA000001-
DB1000000
Regular Issue 2009 Black DC000001-
??1000000
Regular Issue 2010 Black
Replacement Note 2010 Black

Aquino III - Tetangco Jr.[5][8]
Variety Date Total Printed SN Color Serial Numbers
Regular Issue 2010 600,000,000 Black A000001-
ZZ1000000
Replacement Note 2010 including above Black
Regular Issue 2010 A Black
Replacement Note 2010 A Black
Regular Issue 2011 Black
Replacement Note 2011 Black
Regular Issue 2012 272,000,000 Black A000001-
LH1000000
Replacement Note 2012 including above Black
Commemorative Note[10] 2012 9,998,700 Black LJ000001-
LT1000000
Regular Issue 2012 Black LU000001-
??1000000
Regular Issue 2013 Black
Replacement Note 2013 Black
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Aquino - Fernandez Jr.

500 Piso Aquino - Fernandez Jr. Specimen New Design Series Banknote

Specimen

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Aquino - Cuisia Jr.

500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Aquino - Cuisia Jr.

500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. Replacement New Design Series Banknote

Replacement Note

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Aquino - Cuisia Jr.

500 Piso Aquino - Cuisia Jr. Specimen New Design Series Banknote

Specimen

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Ramos - Singson

500 Piso Ramos - Singosn New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Ramos - Singson

1998 500 Piso Ramos - Singosn New Design Series Banknote

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Estrada - Singson

1999 500 Piso Estrada - Singosn New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Estrada - Buenaventura

1999 500 Piso Estrada - Buenaventura New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Estrada - Buenaventura

1999 500 Piso Estrada - Buenaventura Specimen New Design Series Banknote

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Arroyo - Buenaventura

2003 500 Piso Arroyo - Buenaventura New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Arroyo - Tetangco Jr.

2008 500 Piso Arroyo - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Arroyo - Tetangco Jr.

2009 500 Piso Arroyo - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

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Aquino III - Tetangco Jr.

2011 500 Piso Aquino III - Tetangco Jr. New Design Series Banknote

Regular Issue

Note

[1] - BSP Seal Type 4
[2] - Diagonal Black Specimen Obverse and Reverse, Special Prefix JF for Jose B. Fernandez, Jr.
[3] - Excess printed notes with signatures of President Corazon Aquino and Governor Jose B. Fernandez, Jr. were eventually numbered serially for insertion in the President Corazon Aquino and Governor Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. block
[4] - Diagonal Black Specimen Obverse
[5] - BSP Seal Type 5 starting on
[6] - Red Serial Number started on
[7] - Diagonal Red Hollow Specimen Obverse and Reverse
[8] - Windowed Security Thread released on
[9] - 500 Piso 60 Central Banking in the Philippines Banknote
[10] - 500 Piso 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors - ADB
[11] - Special Prefix JC for Jose L. Cuisia Jr.
[12] - In the past, some sellers cut this individually from the uncut sheet of 32 specimens because it is more profitable to sell it individually cut than an uncut sheet of 32.
[13] - Specimen Pin Perforated, Special Prefix RB for Rafael B. Buenaventura

Specification
NP ID BN07
Series New Design Series
Type Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination 500 Piso
Paper Type
(-)		 90% Cotton
10% Linen
Paper Type
(-)		 80% Cotton
20% Abaca
Dimension 160mm x 66mm
Printer Security Plant Complex
Main Color Yellow
Banknote Designer Rafael Asunsion
Introduction
Last Printing
Demonetized
Issuing Authority
(-)		 Central Bank of the Philippines
Issuing Authority
(-)		 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Kind Banknote

Obverse

The 500-piso note bears the portrait of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr. as well as scenes and representative objects from his life as a journalist, war correspondent, mayor, provincial governor and senator. The senator inspired the peaceful People Power Revolution that restored democracy in the country. Has a concealed numerical value and micro-printing of "Central Bank of the Philippines" below the serial number in the lower left face of the note. "Ang Salaping ito ay bayarin ng Bangko Sentral at pinananagutan ng Republika ng Pilipinas" "Republika ng Pilipinas" "Limandaang Piso"

Reverse

On the reverse are images of unity, peace and reconciliation during the revolution that left indelible impressions on the rest of the world. "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" "Limandaang Piso" "500"

Security Features

Portrait watermark that can be seen when viewed against the light. Broken security thread arranged in a vertical line. Red and blue visible fibers all over the note and invisible fluorescent printing

Added Security Features (Start of Release - )

The windowed security thread is a narrow security thread vertically located like “stitches” at the face of the note with cleartext of the numerical value in repeated sequence and changes in color from magenta to green or green to magenta depending on the angle of view.

Note

500 Piso banknotes featuring President Marcos designed by Romeo "Romi" Castillo MananQuil were ordered to be destroyed by the new government and redesigned in honor of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.. The 500 Piso New Design Series Banknotes designed by Rafael Asunsion were originally issued as commemorative banknotes on ; it pays tribute to the 4th Death Anniversary of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.

Note 2

Sometimes BSP can't meet the demand thus some year are printed by an overseas Printer.

Remarks

New Design Series was considered demonetized after pursuant to BSP Circular No. 863, 910, 935, 954, 977

Signatures
Name Title
Corazon Aquino Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Jose B. Fernandez, Jr. Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Corazon Aquino Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Fidel Ramos Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Fidel Ramos Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Gabriel C. Singson Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Joseph Estrada Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Gabriel C. Singson Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Joseph Estrada Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Rafael B. Buenaventura Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Rafael B. Buenaventura Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral
Benigno Aquino III Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. Tagapangasiwa ng Bangko Sentral