5000-Piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal

On 18 January 2021, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the National Quincentennial Committee, Republic of the Philippines presented the 5000-piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal. This was part of the countdown to the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on 27 April 2021. Learn more about the details of the new banknote in this video produced by the BSP Corporate Affairs Office.

We would like to thank the consultants behind the banknote and medal: Visayan historians Dr. Rolando Borrinaga of the UP Manila School of Health Science in Palo, Leyte, Dr. Vicente Villan of UP History Department Diliman, and Dr. Jose Eleazar Bersales of the University of San Carlos Cebu, Art Historian Dr. Patrick Flores of UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center Diliman, and archaeologist Dr. Eusebio Dizon of UP Archaeological Studies Program Diliman.

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Seeing this post? Curious what this is about? In 2021, we will commemorate the Philippine part in the achievement of science and humankind in circumnavigating the planet for the first time. Central in this commemoration is the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on 27 April 2021. These and more are collectively known as the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines by virtue of Executive Order No. 103 (2020). Know more about the event here: 👇

🖱 About us 👉[nqc.gov.ph/en/about]
🎞 Watch our promotional video 👍 [youtu.be/ptgU1ZUgFZc]
🎧 Listen to Quincentennial Soundtrack 🤟[spoti.fi/3nxWXPa]
📺 Watch our lectures [portal.nqc.gov.ph/]☝️
🕵️‍♀️ Quincentennial activities here [bit.ly/3dHrnKF]

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