Catalog
2 Pesos
| Issuer | Mindanao Emergency Currency Board |
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| Year | 1943-1945 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain field dominated by a large circular red seal at left bearing the arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines with an eagle above a shield, surrounded by the legend of the Commonwealth. Central text block carries the issuing authority, redemption pledge, and denomination in bold letterpress, with a red serial number at right and Series 1944 designation. Three red manuscript signatures of board members appear at the base, identified below as F. D. Pacana (Member), Florentino Saguin (Chairman), and J. Barbasa (Member), within a simple ruled and guilloche border. |
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| Reverse description | Unadorned field printed entirely in black letterpress with bilingual text in English and Visayan (Cebuano), the denomination in bold capitals at centre, and a simple dashed and ruled border framing all four sides with numeral 2 at each corner. No vignette or ornamental underprint is present, giving the note a strictly utilitarian wartime character. |
| Reverse lettering | ISSUED BY THE MINDANAO EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD PHILIPPINES TWO PESOS THIS NOTE IS REDEEMABLE AT FACE VALUE AFTER THE EMERGENCY AND WILL NOT BE DEVALUATED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST KINING SAPIA KAILISAN SUMALA SA IYANG BILI TAPUS ANG KAGUBUT UG DILI KAKUBSAN NI KAAYRAN COUNTERFEITING OF THIS NOTE WILL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED MABUG-AT NGA SILOT IPAHAMTANG SA MAGA KAWAT PAG SUNDOG NING SAPIA |
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