Euro banknotes euro banknotes are supposedly more durable than the first series banknotes. Reinhold Gerstetter, an independent banknote designer, was chosen by the European Central Bank to redesign the euro notes. Due to the great number of historic bridges, arches, and gateways throughout the European continent, all the structures represented on the notes are entirely stylised illustrations of the relevant architectural styles, designed to evoke the landmarks within the European Union, representing various European ages and styles. For example, the 5 euro note has a generic rendition of Classical architecture, the 10 euro note of Romanesque architecture, the 20 euro note of
Banknotes of the Philippine peso of the centennial of Philippine independence in 1998. Banknotes of the Philippine peso Banknotes of the Philippine peso are issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) for circulation in the Philippines. The smallest amount of legal tender in wide circulation is 20 pesos and the largest is 1,000 pesos. The front side of each banknote features prominent people along with buildings, and events in the country's history while the reverse side depicts landmarks and animals. On May 1, 1852, the first commercial bank of the Philippines, El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel 2A issued the