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20 Centavos Emergency Script of the Philippines
| Issuer | Sub-province of Apayao |
|---|---|
| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 20 Centavos (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | TWENTY CENTAVOS ONLY EMERGENCY SCRIPT OF THE PHILIPPINES ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO MEET PRESCRIBED BUDGET TWENTY CENTAVOS ONLY |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY CENTAVOS ONLY THIS CERTIFIES THAT TWENTY CENTAVOS WILL BE PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND IN SILVER CURRENCY OR IN LEGAL TENDER CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF EQUIVALENT VALUE TWENTY CENTAVOS ONLY |
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Apayao's wartime emergency issues are among the most locally produced notes of the entire Philippine guerrilla currency program. The Sub-province of Apayao, tucked into the northern Cordillera of Luzon, operated under severe material constraints during the Japanese occupation, and its script reflects that — rough printing, limited paper stock, and denomination values calibrated for small daily transactions in a barter-adjacent economy where Japanese military scrip was distrusted and American backing still carried psychological weight.
The S122 designation places this within the broader Shafer catalog of Philippine emergency issues, a series that spans dozens of issuing authorities, many of which printed on whatever was available, including ledger paper and rice sacking.