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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Negros Occidental Provincial Currency Committee |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out in a typeset letterpress style with a guilloche border framing the entire note. The denomination numeral '50' appears in ornate cartouches at the upper left and lower left, with scrollwork vignettes flanking the central text block. The legend 'THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES / WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIFTY CENTAVOS / IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES' is printed in bold uppercase type at centre, above the issuer name 'NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL CURRENCY COMMITTEE' and three manuscript signatures with their respective titles below. A red oval handstamp reading 'CITY OF BACOLOD' is applied at upper right, and vertical serial numbers in red are printed along both side margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIFTY CENTAVOS EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1942 ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ON JANUARY 20, 1942 THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY CENTAVOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL CURRENCY COMMITTEE CITY OF BACOLOD Provincial Fiscal MEMBER Provincial Treasurer CHAIRMAN Ad. Prov. Auditor MEMBER |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in typeset letterpress within a double-line rectangular border formed by a repetitive dot-and-dash guilloche pattern. The denomination is stated in two large bold lines reading 'FIFTY' and 'CENTAVOS' at centre, with 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES' interposed between them. The numeral '50' appears in the four corners, while 'CENTAVOS' is printed vertically along both side margins. The legend 'EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1942' runs along the lower portion, and '50¢' appears in bold type at lower left and lower right. |
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