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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Municipality of Zamboanga (Province of Zamboanga) |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in blue ink on plain paper, this World War II Philippine emergency guerrilla note is formatted as a cheque drawn on the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Zamboanga Branch, with the denomination P2.00 appearing in the upper and lower left corners alongside the series letter and serial number at top. A violet rubber-stamped date reading FEB 16 1942 appears within the body text, which instructs payment to BEARER of the sum of TWO (P2.00) PESOS on behalf of The Philippine National Bank. Two manuscript signatures appear below the issuing authority line, designating the respective signatories as Cashier and Agent, with a voiding clause printed at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | No. 1900 C P2.00 TO THE BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ZAMBOANGA BRANCH Zamboanga, P.I., FEB 16 1942 1942 Pay to BEARER the sum of TWO (P2.00) PESOS. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK By CASHIER AGENT (Void if not deposited within 90 days) |
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Philippine municipal and provincial emergency notes of 1942 were authorized under the wartime government as Japanese occupation forces disrupted the existing monetary supply. Zamboanga's issues are among the more geographically isolated of these — the city had fallen to Japanese forces by early May 1942, meaning any notes dated 1942 occupied a narrow and contested window of legitimate local authority.
Provincial Philippine emergency currency from this period survives unevenly; Zamboanga issues in particular turn up less frequently than those from larger administrative centers like Cebu or Iloilo.