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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Guiuan, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | War Emergency circulating note printed in black on pale yellow paper, with the denomination FIVE PESOS in large bold lettering at centre. A circular seal appears at left, flanked by ornamental scrollwork borders, with multi-line text carrying the authorization and promise-to-pay legend occupying the upper portion. Signature lines for Mayor, Treasurer, and related officials appear at the lower edge, with the notation "(Official Title)" beneath the central signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUIUAN, SAMAR, PHILIPPINES UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE FIELD WAR CIRCULATING NOTE FIVE PESOS UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AFTER THE PERIOD OF EMERGENCY FIVE PESOS |
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Guiuan is a coastal municipality on the southeastern tip of Samar — one of the first Philippine landmasses to see significant Japanese occupation activity following the December 1941 invasion. This note is a locally issued guerrilla or municipal emergency currency, produced during the Japanese occupation period when U.S.-backed Philippine Commonwealth currency was hoarded or unavailable and Japanese Military Pesos were widely distrusted or refused in rural communities.
Municipal emergency notes from Samar are among the less-documented issues of the Philippine occupation series. Guiuan's geographic isolation made resupply difficult, which almost certainly drove the decision to print locally.