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  2. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Assistant Governor Mary Anne Lim (right) receives the ‘Currency Manager’ Award on behalf of the BSP from Central Banking Awards Committee chairperson Christopher Jeffery during the recent awarding ceremony in London.

    Thrust shielding currency recognized

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been named Currency Manager of the Year by London-based Central Banking for its successful rollout of polymer…

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  3. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left) received the ‘First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series’ from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. during a ceremony in Malacañang. The polymer series is composed of the 1000-piso polymer banknote, which was introduced in April 2022; as well as new polymer denominations: 500-piso, 100-piso and 50-piso.

    Polymer bank notes secure global plaudits

    From its origins in the BSP’s 2009 vision to its realization through a partnership with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the FPPBS reflects a meticulous process…

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  4. The 50-peso polymer banknote features the endemic and threatened Visayan leopard cat and Vidal’s lanutan. On the back of the banknote, Taal Lake and the maliputo fish are depicted. It is part of the First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series and can be used alongside the current paper currency.

    BSP bares Filipinos embracing polymers

    Documented counterfeits of the 1000-piso polymer banknote were only one per 82 million pieces or the equivalent of 10 counterfeits out of 825.4 million in…

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