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1 Peso
| Issuer | Province of Negros Occidental |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset emergency issue on light paper, with the heading COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES / PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL at top centre, followed by the date January 19, 1942, and the bearer clause PAY TO BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE PESO (PHILIPPINE CURRENCY). The text further instructs charge against the deposit of the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental with the Philippine National Bank, Bacolod Branch. Series designation SERIES OF 1942 appears at upper right and lower left, with serial number prefixed F No at both positions, and signature lines for the Prov. Auditor and Provincial Treasurer at lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE PESO PESO PESO 1 1 1 1 |
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Negros Occidental was one of several Philippine provinces that issued its own emergency currency after Japanese forces cut off access to regular Commonwealth money in late 1941 and early 1942. These guerrilla-backed provincial notes were produced under occupation conditions, with limited materials and no central printing authority — the practical result was wide variation in paper quality, ink consistency, and serial numbering across printings.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference places this firmly in the Philippine emergency and guerrilla issues category. Filipino provincial authorities who issued such notes did so at genuine personal risk; the Japanese military administration considered unauthorized currency production a serious offense.