Friday, February 1, 2013

Philippines P-142

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Philippines peso

P-142b 
Value: 1 piso
Issued by: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Date: ND (1969)

Jose Protacio Rizal (1861-1896), Filipino nationalist and reformist. He is considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines. Studying in Europe, he was the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during Spanish colonial era. Rizal was wrongly implicated as the leader of Katipunan Revolution, and that led to his execution on December 30, 1896. 

 Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898 in Cavite at the ancestral home of General Emilio Agunaldo. The event saw the unfurling of the National Flag of the Philippines as depicted on the banknote. 

Watermark: Jose Rizal
Signature: President Ferdinand Marcos; Alfonso Calalang (Governor of the BSP)

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