Philippine paper money or banknotes of the Philippines

ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN Series
Philippine Bank Notes (1973-1985 ABL Series)

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The Ang Bagong Lipunan series (The New Society Series) is the name used to refer to Philippine banknotes issued by the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1973 to 1985. It was succeeded by the New Design series of banknotes. The lowest denomination of the series is 2-pesos and the highest is 100-pesos.

After the declaration of Proclamation № 1081 by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 23, 1972, the Central Bank was to demonetize the existing banknotes in 1974, pursuant to Presidential Decree 378. All the unissued Pilipino Series banknotes (except one peso banknote) were sent back to the De La Rue plant in London for overprinting the watermark area with the words "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN" and oval geometric safety design. The one peso bill was replaced with the two peso bill, which features the same elements of the demonetized Pilipino series one peso bill.

On September 7, 1978, the Security Printing Plant in Quezon City was inaugurated to produce the banknotes.

The banknotes were still legal tender even after the introduction of the New Design Series banknotes, however it is seldom used after the EDSA Revolution. The banknotes were eventually demonetized on February 2, 1993 (but can still be exchange with legal tender currency to the Central Bank until February 2, 1996), after clamors that the banknotes can be used to buy votes for the coming presidential elections.

2 Two pesos note

Philippine 2 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Jose Rizal side view head
Rev : Scene of Aguinaldo's Independence Declaration on June 12, 1898.

Very Good Very Fine Uncirculated

VG VF Unc
Issued note. $0.20 $0.40 $1.25
Specimen. - - 12.00
Specimen. De La Rue. - - 225.00

5 Five pesos note

Philippine 5 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Andres Bonifacio head
Rev : Scene of the Katipunan organization

VG VF Unc
Dark ovpt. $0.30 $0.80 $3.00
Light ovpt. 0.30 0.80 3.00
Specimen. - - 20.00
Specimen. De La Rue. - - 225.00

10 Ten pesos note

Philippine 10 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Apolinario Mabini head
Rev : Barasoain Church

VG VF Unc
Issued note. $0.30 $0.75 $2.00
Specimen. - - 25.00
Specimen. De La Rue. - - 225.00

20 Twenty pesos note

Philippine 20 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Manuel L. Quezon head
Rev : Malakanyang Palace at Pasig River

VG VF Unc
Issued note. $0.75 $2.00 $5.00
Specimen. - - 35.00
Specimen. De La Rue. - - 225.00

50 Fifty pesos note

Philippine 50 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Serio Osmena head
Rev : Legislative Building

VG VF Unc
Brown sign. title. $3.00 $5.00 $15.00
Red sign. title. 3.00 10.00 30.00
Sign. as b. Specimen. - - 45.00

100 One Hundred pesos note

Philippine 100 Piso bill ABL

Obv : Manuel Roxas head
Rev : Old Central Bank of the Philippines

VG VF Unc
Sign. F. Marcos & A. Calalang. $5.00 $20.40 $50.00
Sign. F. Marcos & G. Licaros. 1.50 3.00 15.00
Sign. as Specimen. - - 200.00
Sign. as b. Specimen. - - 65.00