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20 Pesos
| Emisor | Province of Palawan, Brooke's Point |
|---|---|
| Año | 1944 |
| Tipo | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Valor | 20 Pesos |
| Moneda | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| En circulación hasta | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Referencia(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del anverso | Plain off-white paper ground with all text applied in blue letterpress. The upper portion carries the heading CIRCULATING OPEN BILL with serial number repeated on both left and right, followed by the date of issue and the authorizing letter reference dated Oct. 23, 1944. The denomination 20 appears in red at left and right margins alongside the legend PESOS, with the central promise text reading THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND and the denomination spelled out as TWENTY PESOS. Three manuscript signatures appear at the foot, each identified below by title: J. of the Peace, Mun. Dist. Treas., and Member. |
|---|---|
| Leyenda del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del reverso | The reverse is printed in blue on plain off-white paper, dominated by a large bold peso sign combined with the numeral 20 occupying the left and centre of the note. A circular official rubber stamp of the Province of Palawan, bearing the name E. A. Villapa and the designation Municipal Treasurer, is applied to the right, accompanied by the word RECEIVED. Corner check letters XX appear at upper right and lower left. |
| Leyenda del reverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Firma(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tipo de protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción de la protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Variantes | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Comentarios |
Brooke's Point was one of the most isolated municipal districts in the Philippine archipelago, and that isolation partly explains why its emergency currency survived the occupation at all. When Japanese forces pushed into Palawan in 1942, the provincial government fragmented, with some officials retreating into the interior to maintain a skeletal civil administration under guerrilla protection. Notes like this one were produced to sustain that shadow economy — paying local suppliers, scouts, and support networks when no other currency could be trusted or safely used.
The three signatories reflect exactly how thin that administration had become: a Justice of the Peace, a Municipal District Treasurer, and a single named Member, collectively constituting whatever quorum the circumstances allowed.