BSP Launches P5,000 Lapu-Lapu Commemorative Banknote and Silver Medal
Today, January 18, 2020 (Monday), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched PHP 5,000 Lapu – Lapu Commemorative Banknote and Silver Commemorative Medal.
The launching is “to kick off the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the “Victory at Mactan,” according to BSP.
“The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in cooperation with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), launched today the 5000-Piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal to kickoff the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the “Victory at Mactan.”
-BSP Statement on Facebook
According to BSP Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Francisco Dakila, Jr., “The BSP and NCQ have collaborated on this commemorative banknote and medal to celebrate the heroism of Lapulapu and his warriors, and to familiarize the present generation with the country’s rich pre-colonial history.”
Check out the photo of the banknote and medal:
P5,000 Lapu – Lapu Commemorative Banknote
Silver Commemorative Medal
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Source: BSP