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1 Peso

Issuer Province of Palawan, Brooke's Point
Year 1943
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse lettering CIRCULATING PAPER BILL
Sept. 24, 1943
No. 0411
Authorized by Res. No. 33, s. 1943
of the Provincial Board
PESO
THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN WILL PAY
THE BEARER ON DEMAND
ONE PESO
In lawful Currency of the Philippines
S. C. MORENO
Mun. Dist. Mayor
E. A. VILLAPA
Mun. Dist. Treasurer
PAULINO APOSTOL
Member
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Reverse lettering ₱1
BROOKE'S POINT, PALAWAN
Municipal District Treasurer
RECEIVED
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One of several provincial emergency notes authorized under Japanese occupation, this Palawan issue came from Brooke's Point — then the provisional seat of civil administration after Puerto Princesa fell under enemy control. The guerrilla-backed provincial government continued issuing currency to maintain local economic function and deny the Japanese-sponsored peso full legitimacy on the island.

Three signatories on a 1 Peso note is unusual for Philippine provincial guerrilla issues and likely reflects a deliberate accountability structure imposed by the wartime administration. Moreno served as provincial treasurer; the countersignatures added layers of local authority that no single official could bypass.

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