Bank note: Banco Español Filipino, January 1, 1904

Bank note: Banco Español Filipino, January 1, 1904

Circulating note of Banco Español Filipino. The bank''s first issue--January 1, 1904--during the American occupation. Format and design are similar to the issues during Spanish colonial rule, except that the denomination is expressed as pesos instead of pesos fuertes. In the photo is a 5-peso note, printed by Barclay and Fey, Ltd., London; size is 6 5/16 x 3 7/8 inches. Colors: Face--black overprint on pink paper, serial numbers and seal in red. Back--black overprint.


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Currency (Coins, bank notes, paper money)


american occupation
bank notes
bank of the philippine islands
bills
bpi
commerce
money
paper money
pesos fuertes
shafer
spanish colonial rule
spanish-Philippine currency
trade

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