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20 Centavos
| Issuer | United States Forces in the Philippines - Central Negros Sector |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain rectangular note with a simple typeset design typical of wartime emergency issues. The central text reads 'UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES' above 'TWENTY CENTAVOS / EMERGENCY CHIT', with the restriction legend 'NEGOTIABLE WITHIN THE AREA OF CENTRAL NEGROS SECTOR ONLY' below. Denomination numerals '20' appear in each corner, with 'SERIES OF 1944' noted at upper left, and three manuscript signature lines at the base for the Executive Officer, Finance Officer, and Commanding Officer. |
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| Reverse lettering | CERTIFICATION THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE AMOUNT SHOWN HEREIN REPRESENTS ONE TWO HUNDREDTH PART OF THE TREASURY EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE NO. SERIES OF 1944 NEGROS EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD DEPOSITED AT THE HQ S. 7TH INF. (CNS) BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER |
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The Central Negros Sector guerrilla notes of 1944 were produced under the broader U.S. Forces in the Philippines emergency currency program, which authorized local commanders to issue scrip to support resistance operations against Japanese occupation. Central Negros was one of the more active guerrilla zones on Negros Occidental, and locally-produced currency helped sustain supply networks and pay irregular forces without relying on Japanese-issued military pesos, which many Filipinos refused on principle or accepted only under duress.
Printing resources on occupied Negros were severely limited. These notes were produced on whatever paper stock was available, and quality varies considerably across surviving examples — not as a grading concern, but as a direct artifact of wartime improvisation.