Free Foreign Note

I went thrift store shopping and brought home a paperback detective novel. Browsing through the pages I noticed a foreign note was used as a bookmark. I will add this to my collection of odd paper currency.

1985 Philippines 5 Pesos. Obverse shows the first President of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo. The Declaration of the Philippine Independence is on the reverse side. These notes were demonetized in Dec. 2017 and replaced with 5 Peso coins.

 

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Hey! 5 Pesos is 5 pesos. Can't go wrong there. Now what?

 

Sal…quick reality check for you…as of about 90 minutes ago the exchange rate for the Philippine peso was .0162 USD. Times 5 equals .081 cents.

You asked “Now what”…there you go…Spark

 

Can't even buy a stamp for that, geez!

 

Yes, but now you know why they used it as a bookmark.

 

Neat find. Can you take a picture of the watermark?

 

Very interesting bookmark. You don't see anything like that often. BTW, did you read the book yet?

Bruce