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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Philippines Commonwealth Bureau of Health - Culion Leper Colony (Palawan) |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Currency | Culion Leper Colony Peso (1913-1945) |
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| Obverse description | Plain light-toned paper with all text produced by typewriter-style letterpress printing. The central text certifies the obligation to pay the bearer five centavos in legal tender currency, with the denomination '15¢' repeated at upper left and upper right and the year '1942' flanking the issuer line. Three manuscript signatures appear below the main text body, attributed to the Disbursing Officer C.L.C., the Acting Chief C.L.C., and the Chairman E.C.C., with a serial number printed beneath. |
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| Reverse description | Plain pale paper carrying two blocks of typewritten text. The upper inscription states authority of issue from the President of the Philippines, transmitted on 2/9/42 through the Commanding General, USAFFE, Iloilo. Below, a partially legible violet rubber stamp impression reads 'The Government of the Philippine Islands / Department of Public Instruction / Bureau of Health' with an indistinct countersignature. |
| Reverse lettering | Issued by Authority of the PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Transmitted 2/9/42 through the Commanding General, USAFFE, Iloilo THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Health |
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