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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 453837, member: 12789&quot;]<img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/philippines/philippines20peso1928dtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/philippines/philippines20peso1928.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/philippines/philippines50peso1928dtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/philippines/philippines50peso1928.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Bank of the Philippine Islands is actually a private institution, and functioned in the Philippines much like a National Bank did in the United States up until 1935.&nbsp; Until 1912 it was known as the Banco Español Filipino, but along with the United States administration and the adoption of English as a primary language of business and government in the Philippines the bank changed to the title in English.&nbsp; This bank continues to exists, and is one of the largest financial institutions doing business in the Philippines.</p><p><br /></p><p>These notes were designed and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington DC, and the BEP retained rights to the images on the notes.&nbsp; In particular the vignettes from the 10 Peso note were later used on a Series 521 $5 MPC during the 1950&#039;s, whilst the vignette of &quot;The Bouquet&quot; by Edward Felver used on the 50 Peso note was later used on this Series 661 MPC $20 during the 1960&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/series66120mpc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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