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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Negros Emergency Currency Board |
|---|---|
| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Negros Emergency Currency Certificate Issued by authority of the President of the Philippines This certifies that the Commonwealth of the Philippines will redeem this certificate at face value upon termination of emergency. SERIES OF 1944 TEN PESOS Payable to the bearer on demand in silver pesos or in legal tender currency of the Negros Emergency Currency Board Actg. Treasurer MEMBER Governor CHAIRMAN Prov. Auditor MEMBER |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in reddish-brown ink on cream paper and presents a plain typeset design within a continuous decorative border of repeating geometric and cross motifs. The denomination numeral '10' appears in each upper corner, with the words 'PESOS' printed vertically along both side margins. The central field carries the bold block-letter inscription 'Ten Philippines Pesos' in three lines. |
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The Negros Emergency Currency Board was one of several provincial bodies that issued guerrilla currency in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation. These notes were produced under direct threat — Japanese forces actively sought out and destroyed guerrilla printing operations, and possession of this currency could mean execution. The Negros issues were backed, at least nominally, by the provincial government's remaining assets and the promise of post-liberation redemption by the United States.
Redemption did eventually occur. After liberation, the U.S. Army and the Philippine Commonwealth honored most recognized guerrilla issues, though claimants had to prove authenticity against a flood of postwar forgeries and opportunistic backdated printings.