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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Mindanao Emergency Currency Board |
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| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | TEN PESOS Treasury Emergency Currency Certificate BY AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES This certifies that the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines will redeem this Certificate at face value upon termination of Emergency TEN PESOS MINDANAO EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD SERIES 1943 BB |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN PESOS ISSUED BY THE MINDANAO EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD PHILIPPINES TEN PESOS This note is redeemable at face value after the emergency and will not be devaluated or discriminated against Kining sapi-a kailisan sumala sa wyang bili tapus ang kagubut ug dili kakubsan ni kaagran Counterfeiting of this note will be severely punished Mabug-at nga silot ipahamtang sa mga kawat pag sundog ning sapia TEN PESOS |
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The Mindanao Emergency Currency Board was one of several provincial and municipal emergency currency bodies that sprang up across the Philippine islands following the Japanese invasion and occupation beginning in 1942. With the Commonwealth peso effectively displaced by Japanese Military Administration currency — which the civilian population widely distrusted — guerrilla-aligned local governments issued their own notes to sustain the resistance economy and pay irregular forces.
Mindanao's board operated under particularly difficult conditions, printing on whatever paper was available locally. The three-signature format — Pacana, Saguin, and a third member whose name was inconsistently recorded — reflects a deliberate accountability structure meant to prevent unauthorized issue.
Many Mindanao emergency notes were deliberately destroyed before or during Japanese sweeps to prevent confiscation.