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20 Pesos

Issuer Province of Cagayan
Year 1942
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Value 20 Pesos
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Obverse description Green-tinted emergency note with a central vignette of a radiant sunburst motif, flanked by the denomination numeral '20' at both left and right margins. The face bears a typeface text certifying the deposit at the Philippine National Bank, with the denomination 'TWENTY PESOS' in large bold lettering at centre. Two manuscript signatures appear below the main text, accompanied by printed signature lines designating the respective provincial officials.
Obverse lettering CAGAYAN THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK THE EQUIVALENT OF TWENTY PESOS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND AFTER THE WAR TWENTY PESOS
Reverse description Green guilloche border frames the reverse, with denomination numerals '20' repeated in each corner. The central panel carries the text of the emergency certificate authority in bold letterpress, with 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES' and 'CAGAYAN' at the head. A purple date stamp and serial number are applied by hand in ink, typical of wartime emergency currency issuances.
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