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2 Pesos Small heading
| Issuer | Provincial Board of the Mountain Province |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on buff paper, the note carries a decorative fleur-de-lis and scroll border framing the entire face. The title 'Mountain Province Emergency Note' is set in Gothic lettering across the top, with 'Series A' appearing at left and right, and denomination numerals '2' in each corner. A central text block certifies the deposit at the Philippine National Bank, with 'TWO PESOS' in large bold type flanked by serial numbers; below are four manuscript signature lines for the Provincial Governor, Provincial Treasurer, Provincial Auditor, and Assistant Provincial Treasurer, with an embossed official seal visible at centre. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in black on buff paper, the reverse is enclosed by a simple curvilinear scroll border with denomination indicators 'P2P' at each corner. Three blocks of uppercase text occupy the centre field: the first declares the note's authority under the President of the Philippines and the Provincial Board; the second states validity conditions requiring signatures and the official seal; and the third, in larger bold type, reads 'MOUNTAIN PROVINCE EMERGENCY NOTE' above 'TWO PESOS'. A faint embossed seal is visible at centre. |
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The Provincial Board of the Mountain Province was among several Philippine local governments that issued emergency guerrilla currency following the Japanese occupation in late 1941 and early 1942. These provincial issues filled a practical vacuum — Japanese Military Peso notes were distrusted, and the prewar Commonwealth peso had effectively vanished from circulation in the occupied north.
The "Small heading" designation distinguishes this from a concurrent Large heading variety of the same denomination, suggesting the Board issued at least two typographic runs, likely reflecting improvised local printing under wartime supply constraints rather than any planned series revision.