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10 Pesos Silver Certificate Issue
| Emisor | General Treasury of the Republic |
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| Año | 1934-1948 |
| Tipo | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Valor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Moneda | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| En circulación hasta | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Referencia(s) | P#71 |
| Descripción del anverso | Central intaglio vignette of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, printed in black and brown on a guilloche underprint. The red seal of the General Treasury appears to the left, with red serial numbers completing the face. The overall layout follows the large-format certificate style typical of BEP-produced Latin American issues of the period. |
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| Leyenda del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del reverso | The reverse is printed entirely in brown, centered on a finely engraved vignette of the Cuban coat of arms set within an ornate diamond-shaped guilloche frame, flanked by large oval panels bearing the denomination DIEZ PESOS in curved lettering. Numeral 10 appears in each corner, and a multi-line redemption legend in Spanish is set in a decorative panel at the foot of the note, with the printer's imprint UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING below. |
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| Firma(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tipo de protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción de la protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Variantes | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Comentarios |
The Philippine Silver Certificate series was authorized under the Commonwealth government and backed by silver peso coins held in deposit — a colonial monetary mechanism designed to maintain dollar parity while giving the islands a nominally distinct currency. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington produced the plates, and the notes were shipped to Manila for issue, a arrangement that created real logistical problems when war came.
When Japanese forces invaded in late 1941, large quantities of Commonwealth currency were destroyed to prevent capture. Surviving pre-war stock became scarce almost immediately, and the long date range on this series reflects post-liberation reissue rather than continuous wartime production.