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10 Pesos
| Issuer | 109th Division, United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Reference(s) | P#547 |
| Obverse description | Printed in blue ink on plain paper, the note carries the heading '109TH DIV. USFIP' and the legend 'NEGOTIABLE RECEIPT' across the upper portion. A central triangular vignette encloses the denomination numeral '10' above the word 'PESOS', flanked on all four borders by a repetitive ornamental pattern of rosette and cross motifs. Below the central vignette, the series date 'SERIES 1944' and a serial number appear, with a redemption clause reading 'This receipt will be redeemed at face value within the period after final notice is received.' |
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| Signature(s) | James Ro Frinestead |
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The 109th Division guerrilla notes were issued under the authority of American and Filipino resistance forces operating in the Philippine interior after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942. These locally produced emergency currencies served a practical military-economic function: paying guerrilla fighters, purchasing food and intelligence from sympathetic civilians, and maintaining some semblance of an organized command structure in Japanese-occupied territory.
Printing conditions were improvised — paper stocks, inks, and presses varied by district and month. The signature of James Ro Frinestead ties this specific note to a documented officer within the USFIP command chain, which is the primary means of attributing these notes to particular units.