MANILA – A limited stocks of the P5,000 Lapu-Lapu banknote and silver medal was launched by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan.
Less than an hour after posting the offer on its Facebook page, the link to the order form for the banknote said that form was already closed.
On January the central bank unveiled the design of the bill to kickstart the 99-day countdown.
“To commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Mactan, the BSP sells limited stocks of 5000-Piso Lapu-Lapu Banknotes and Silver Medals,” BSP said.
The P5,000 bill was retailed for P5,500 while the silver medal was available for P3,500.
President Rodrigo Duterte earlier commended the BSP for launching the commemorative banknote and medal.(ABS-CBN News)
