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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Apayao, Sub-province of |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an eagle with wings outstretched, rendered in a simple typographic style. The note carries multiple printed inscriptions including the issuing authority, the wartime redemption clause, and the signatures and titles of the Deputy Governor, Treasurer, and Auditor. Denomination numerals of 20¢ appear at the corners, with a serial number in purple ink along the left margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of an eagle with wings outstretched and tail feathers displayed, printed in dark ink against a plain light ground within a simple ruled border. The issuing authority name is set across the top, with denomination inscriptions in large lettering along the bottom and 20¢ corner devices at each angle. The design is stark and utilitarian, consistent with wartime emergency issue production. |
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Apayao was among the smallest and most remote administrative units in the Philippines to issue emergency guerrilla currency during the Japanese occupation. The Sub-province sits in the northern Cordillera of Luzon, and its local government issued these notes in 1942 as Japanese forces disrupted normal commerce and made Philippine Commonwealth currency increasingly scarce or impractical.
Emergency issues from sub-provincial level authorities are rarer than those from larger provinces or municipalities, simply because fewer were printed and distribution was geographically limited. The P-S105 series from Apayao survives in small numbers today, partly a consequence of the province's isolation and the wartime conditions under which the notes were used and discarded.