[1] - BSP Seal Type 4
[2] - Diagonal Black Specimen Obverse and Reverse, Special Prefix JF for Jose B. Fernandez, Jr.
[3] - Excess printed notes with signatures of President Corazon Aquino and Governor Jose B. Fernandez, Jr. were eventually numbered serially for insertion in the President Corazon Aquino and Governor Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. block
[4] - BSP Seal Type 5 starting on
[5] - Red Serial Number started on
[6] - 32 outs, 4 across x 8 down. Overprinted Specimen.
[7] - Windowed Security Thread started on
[8] - Printed by Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire (now Oberthur Technologies)
[9] - Misspelled the President's name as "Gloria Macapagal-Arrovo" instead of the correct "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo". Estimated 2,140,000 misspelled banknote have been released into circulation with prefixes AK, AL, AM and WJ randomly. The printer shouldered the cost of the 19,477,000 pieces (estimated 17,337,000 still in vault shredded by BSP) or 25% of the total 77,906,976. The printer also replaced 58,430,000 million or 75% of the total.
[10] - 100 Piso Philippine Centennial Kalayaan
[11] - 100 Piso University of the Philippines Centennial
[12] - Narrow and Wide date exists
[13] - 100 Piso 60 Central Banking in the Philippines
[14] - 100 Piso University of the Philippines College of Law
[15] - 100 Piso 75 Years Ateneo Law School
[16] - 100 Piso 100 De La Salle
[17] - 100 Piso Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
[18] - 100 Piso 100 Years Manila Hotel
[19] - 100 Piso 20 Wastong Pananalapi Tungo sa Kaunlaran
[20] - 100 Piso National Year of Rice
[21] - 100 Piso Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial
[22] - 100 Piso 100 Taon Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation
[23] - Some Serial Number prefixes on Commemorative Note can be seen without the overprint
[24] - Special Prefix JC for Jose L. Cuisia Jr.
[25] - In the past, some sellers cut this individually from the uncut sheet of 32 specimens because it is more profitable to sell it individually cut than an uncut sheet of 32.
[26] - Diagonal Black Specimen Obverse, Special Prefix JC for Jose L. Cuisia Jr.
The 100-piso note bears on the obverse the portrait of President Manuel A. Roxas, who took his oath of office on during rites celebrating the independence of the Philippines from American Rule. The ceremony was highlighted by the raising of the Philippine flag as the American flag was being brought down. The figure of Winged Victory appears on the vignette. "Ang Salaping ito ay bayarin ng Bangko Sentral at pinananagutan ng Republika ng Pilipinas" "Republika ng Pilipinas" "Sandaang Piso"
Reverse
On the reverse of the note is an image of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas head office complex in Manila. Also featured is the Intendencia in Intramuros, the first office of the central bank. President Roxas envisioned and initiated the establishment of a central bank for the country. The 100 piso has a micro-printing of "Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas" on the 5-storey Building at the back of the note. "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" "Sandaang Piso" "100"
Security Features
Portrait watermark that can be seen when viewed against the light. Broken security thread arranged in a vertical line. Red and blue visible fibers all over the note and invisible fluorescent printing
Added Security Features starting in 2001
The windowed security thread is a narrow security thread vertically located like “stitches” at the face of the note with cleartext of the numerical value in repeated sequence and changes in color from magenta to green or green to magenta depending on the angle of view.
Note
Sometimes BSP can't meet the demand thus some year are printed by an overseas Printer.
Remarks
New Design Series was considered demonetized after pursuant to BSP Circular No.
863,
910,
935,
954,
977
