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| Issuer | Treasury of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 2 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in blue, the reverse is built around a central guilloche rosette medallion enclosed within concentric lathe-work circles and flanked by symmetrical laurel branches. The word VICTORY is overprinted in black letterpress across the centre of the design. Hexagonal corner panels each contain the numeral 2, and the legends PHILIPPINES at top and TWO PESOS at bottom are set within ornate scrollwork borders. Rectangular side panels bearing TWO PESOS complete the frame. |
| Reverse lettering | PHILIPPINES TWO PESOS TWO PESOS TWO PESOS TWO PESOS TWO PESOS VICTORY 2 |
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The Victory series was prepared in the United States and delivered to the Philippines in advance of the liberation campaign, intended for immediate circulation once Japanese occupation currency was voided. The series name was deliberately chosen for psychological effect — a political decision made in Washington while the islands were still under Japanese control.
Series suffix letters on these notes track the print run sequence, and certain suffix combinations are considerably scarcer than others due to uneven wartime distribution logistics.