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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Iloilo Currency Committee |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Value | 20 Centavos (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in red on cream paper, the note is framed by a geometric guilloche border with the denomination numeral '20' repeated in each corner panel and 'CENTAVOS' along all four margins. The Philippine National Bank seal occupies the centre, surrounded by the payment obligation text. Below, the denomination 'TWENTY CENTAVOS' appears in bold letterpress, with the serial number printed vertically on both sides and three manuscript signatures of issuing officials at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1941 THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY CENTAVOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES ILOILO CURRENCY COMMITTEE PROV. AUDITOR MAYOR OF ILOILO PROVINCIAL FISCAL |
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The Iloilo Currency Committee was one of several provincial emergency currency bodies that sprang up across the Philippine islands following the Japanese invasion in late 1941 and early 1942, issuing notes locally after normal banking channels collapsed. These issues were produced under genuinely desperate conditions — whatever paper and printing equipment happened to be available in Iloilo City at the time.
Paper quality varies considerably across the series, and uneven inking is common on the S303 specifically. The notes circulated in Panay until Japanese military currency was imposed by force.