1920 50 Pesos

Today I'll be sharing another hard to find. Although this got major damage as you can see that it is already separated and only joined by an old tape.

The man on the portrait is Gen. Henry Ware Lawton.

According to Wikipedia, Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843–1899) was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, Apache War, Spanish-American War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine-American War. Lawton was very popular among his men and the general public and was so well-respected in the Philippines that his image appeared on Filipino currency during the 1920s(as a reference to this note shown).

This note reads: THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY PESOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Series of 1920.

Underneath the red seal(with the words MANILA P.I. MAY 2, 1916 written) says the ff: ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIOMS OF ACT 2612 OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE AS AMENDED BY ACT 2747.

At the back side of the note, the round design in the middle also got some writings in a circular pattern. Although it is hardly readable due to the damage that was done, it seems to have the same text from the back of the 1916 5 Peso note that reads: THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES, DUES, OR OTHER CLAIMS DUE OR OWING TO SAID GOVERNMENT AND IS EXEMPT FROM ALL TAXES.

Hope to have another one with a better condition someday, but for now I'm satisfied for what I have.