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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Negros Emergency Currency Board |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out in a simple letterpress format within a decorative border of repeated ornamental devices. The central text reads 'Twenty Pesos' in bold display type, above a clause stating payability to the bearer on demand in silver pesos or legal tender currency of the Philippines. The upper portion carries the Treasury Emergency Currency Certificate legend and an authority clause referencing the President of the Philippines and the Commonwealth, with 'SERIES OF 1945' to the right; a circular 'Philippines' seal vignette appears at the right center. |
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| Obverse lettering | Treasury Emergency Currency Certificates Issued by authority of the President of the Philippines. This certifies that the Commonwealth of the Philippines will redeem this certificate at face value upon termination of emergency Twenty Pesos Payable to the bearer on demand in silver pesos or in legal tender currency of the Philippines Negros Emergency Currency Board SERIES OF 1945 Actg. Treasurer MEMBER Governor CHAIRMAN Actg. Auditor MEMBER 20 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a plain letterpress style within a repeating ornamental border matching the obverse. The denomination '20 PESOS' appears in the upper left and upper right corners, while the central field carries the large bold text 'Twenty Philippines Pesos' in three lines. The lower corners bear the letters 'XX', and the overall design is intentionally austere, consistent with wartime emergency issue production. |
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