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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Iloilo Currency Committee |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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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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| Reverse description | Printed in red on cream paper, the reverse repeats the guilloche border and corner numeral '20' panels with 'CENTAVOS' along all margins. The upper centre carries the issuing bank name in bold capitals, below which a banner cartouche reads 'TWENTY CENTAVOS'. A circular authorization seal at centre reads 'ISSUED BY THE ILOILO CURRENCY COMMITTEE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES' around the circumference of 'EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1941'. The place and date of issue appear at the foot. |
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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.