Comments on One Design PH - A Philippine Design Blog: Redesigning the Philippine Peso Banknotes

Thanks for the link Michaela! Kinda nice that th...

2009-11-05T09:45:14.193+08:00

Thanks for the link Michaela!

Kinda nice that they're also in facebook and twitter! :)

An important part of banknote design happens befor...

2009-11-05T01:51:31.694+08:00

An important part of banknote design happens before any patterns or words are printed on the banknote, check out the blog www.globalpapersecurity.com for info on the new "hybrid" polymer notes designed my Fortress Paper.

Quite soon, actually. Direct quote from GMANews.tv...

2009-10-31T20:27:44.315+08:00

Quite soon, actually. Direct quote from GMANews.tv :
"Procedures needed for the redesigned bill will end by October 2009, BSP deputy governor Diwa C. Guinigundo said in an interview aired over dwIZ.

Once approved, the new notes are expected to be in circulation by the last quarter of 2010, he added.

The BSP decided to overhaul designs of all bank notes to keep up with technological advances and to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters, Guinigundo said. "

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/169285/p500-cory-bill-may-take-more-than-a-year-to-issue-bsp-says

Although the article is about Cory being in the 500 bill, it did say ALL of the notes will be redesigned. No idea how the new bill looks, though. I also read in Ambeth Ocampo's column that BSP may also be minting 20 peso coins, but that was a long time ago (around 2007 I think).

Is there any timeline on when these redesigned bil...

2009-10-20T14:15:00.572+08:00

Is there any timeline on when these redesigned bills from BSP will be produced?

Actually, the BSP is in the process of redesigning...

2009-10-14T21:24:39.635+08:00

Actually, the BSP is in the process of redesigning the bills. I'm hoping for a polymer bill too, something with a clear window, as that would make it very difficult to counterfeit.