The Original Seal of the Central Bank of the Philippines with the founding year 1949 below surrounded by the inscriptions "The New Society" and year of the issue below. Mintmark if any (FM) on the right from the year of the issue.

The Original Seal of the Central Bank of the Philippines was designed by Dan Zamora. The seal of the CBP shows a man in the foreground, symbolizing the Filipino Nation pushing the Wheel of Progress. The rays of the rising sun at the background, denotes the Dawn of Prosperity and revealing the country’s traditional agricultural products as the basic ingredients for industrial production and commerce.

Juan Novicio Luna (1857–1899) was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.