الوصف
🧾 IDENTIFICATION
Country: Philippines 🇵🇭
Denomination: 100 Piso (Pesos)
Year: 2012
Series: New Generation Currency (NGC)
Issuer: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Catalog Number: Pick #194d.3
Serial Number: PC525976
🏷️ HOLDER / GRADING
Grading Company: DIM Currency
Grade: Very Fine (VF 25)
Year on label: 2024
What VF 25 means:
Moderate circulation
Several folds and creases
Light dirt and wear
No major tears or missing parts
👤 OBVERSE (FRONT)
Key Features:
Portrait: Manuel A. Roxas
First President of the independent Philippines
Main Text:
Republika ng Pilipinas
SANDAANG PISO (One Hundred Pesos)
Other Elements:
Bangko Sentral seal
Signatures of officials
Philippine flag (right side)
Serial number printed twice
Color: Violet / purple
🔐 SECURITY FEATURES
✔️ Watermark (portrait visible under light)
✔️ Embedded security thread
✔️ See-through register
✔️ Microprinting
✔️ Latent image (visible at angle)
✔️ Colored fibers in paper
📐 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Cotton-based paper
Size: ~160 × 66 mm
Printing: Intaglio & offset
Orientation: Horizontal
📊 CONDITION (FROM YOUR NOTE)
Visible from your image:
Multiple folds
Light dirt and aging
Edge wear
👉 Matches VF 25 grade accurately
💰 MARKET VALUE (APPROX.)
VF 25 condition:
👉 $3 – $8 USD
👉 10 – 30 AED
If Uncirculated (UNC):
👉 $15 – $30+
🔢 SERIAL NUMBER ANALYSIS
PC525976
Not special (not radar, repeater, or low number)
Standard serial → no added premium
⭐ RARITY
Not rare
Common modern issue
Collected mainly for type sets
📈 FINAL VERDICT
✔️ Genuine collectible banknote
✔️ Good for collection
❌ Not a high-investment item