Catalog
20 Pesos
| Issuer | United States Forces in the Philippines / Seventh Military District / Command Post W Area |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Plain pink paper with largely blank face; a faint red stamp impression reading 5 PESOS CTS is visible near the lower centre, rotated 180 degrees, accompanied by a partial circular seal impression. A vertical perforated or embossed strip runs along the right margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 PESOS CTS |
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The Seventh Military District guerrilla notes are among the more operationally specific emergency issues to come out of the Philippine resistance period following the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942. "Command Post W Area" designations were used to compartmentalize currency authority across guerrilla-controlled zones, partly to limit financial exposure if a printing source was compromised or captured by Japanese forces.
These locally produced notes were never formally coordinated by Washington — they operated on the authority of individual commanders and the willingness of local populations to accept them. MacArthur's headquarters later worked to legitimize surviving guerrilla currencies retroactively, though redemption was uneven and many issues were simply left unredeemed.