After 100+ years of Spanish, American and Japanese produced banknotes, finally a truly Filipino series of banknotes is born. Learn more in part 10 of the History of Philippine Paper Money – Pilipino Series (1969-1973).
Pilipino Series
The Pilipino series was released by the Central Bank of the Philippines (Banko Sentral Ng Pilipinas) between 1969 and 1973. As with the previous series, all banknotes bore a Filipino hero on the obverse and a scene of historical importance on the reverse – but the similarities stop there. The Pilipino series underwent significant design changes from all prior series of banknotes in order to promote a more Filipino style. Banknotes were released in 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 piso denominations – with no fractional notes in this series. Issuance of the 100 piso note was limited in comparison to the other notes in this series and was only printed in 1969. The smallest note in this series, the 1 piso, was replaced with the 1 piso coin in 1972. 1972 also saw additional design changes being made to the 5, 10, 20 and 50 piso notes. Notes in this series prior to 1972 can be identified by a thick white border on the left and right sides of the note. The redesigned notes also take on seal #3 and do not have the visible thick white border of the earlier notes. The ensuing Ang Bagong Lipunan series of 1973 bears very similar banknote designs to this.
Banknotes in the Pilipino series were demonetized in February 1974 (at the same time that the English series was demonetized).
Seals used in this series:
| Image | Denomination/Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
  Type 142b | 1 Piso 1969 | All 1 piso notes have BSP Seal #2. Type 142a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 142b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
  Type 143b | 5 Piso 1969-1971 (Type 143) 1972 redesign (Type 148) | The 5 piso notes in this series have a white border to the left and right of the seal. Type 143 depicts Bonifacio in shades of brown and has seal #3. Type 148 depicts Bonifacio in green, has a pattern over the thick white border and uses seal #2. Type 143a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 143b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros Type 148a: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
  Type 144a  Type 149a | 10 Piso 1969-1973 (Type 144) 1972 redesign (Type 149a) | Banknotes of type 143 have a a white border on the left and right sides of the note. The pattern swirls into the white border on both sides. Type 149 does not have the white border. Type 149 bears seal #3 while 144 bears seal #2. A very similar design was carried into the next series of notes in 1973. Type 144a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 144b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros Type 149a: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
 Type 145a  Type 150a | 20 Piso 1969-1972 1972 redesign (Type 150a) | The 20 piso notes in this series have a white border on the left and right sides of the note. Type 145 shows Quezon shaded in brown and bears seal #3. Type 150 has Quezon in shades of red and seal #2. Type 150 also has a pattern over the white borders. Type 145a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 145b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros Type 150a: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
  Type 146a | 50 Piso 1969-1972 1972 redesign (Type 151a) | Type 146 has white borders to the left and right of the seal while Type 151 does not have the white borders. The seal on Type 146 is in the upper right while it is in on the lower right on Type 151 notes. Both 146 and 151 feature seal #2. Type 146a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 146b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros Type 151a: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
 Type 147b | 100 Piso 1969-1973 | The 100 piso in this series has a white border (to the left and right) of seal #2. These features allow the note to be distinguished from the 100 piso note of the Ang Bagong Lipunan series that follows. Type 147a: Signatures F. Marcos / A. Calalang Type 147b: Signatures F. Marcos / G. Licaros |
Read on for the Ang Bagong Lipunan (New Society) Series.