Philippine twenty peso note

Twenty pesos
(Philippines)
Value 20 pesos
Width 160 mm
Height 66 mm
Security features Security fibers, Watermark, See-through mark, Concealed value, Security thread
Paper type 80% Cotton
20% Abacá fiber
Years of printing 1903present
Obverse
Design Manuel L. Quezon, declaration of Filipino as a national language, and Malacañan Palace
Designer Studio 5 Designs[1]
Design date 2010
Reverse
Design Banaue Rice Terraces, Palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), Cordilleras weave design
Designer Studio 5 Designs[2]
Design date 2010

The Philippine twenty-peso note (Filipino: Dalawampung Piso) (₱20) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Banaue Rice Terraces and the palm civet is featured on the reverse side.

Pre-independence history

Post-independence history

Quezon first appeared on the twenty peso bill upon the release of the Pilipino series notes in 1969.

Commemorative issues

Throughout its existence, the twenty peso bill was often been overprinted to commemorate certain events, namely:

Notes

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