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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Free Samar Currency Board |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | Series of 1943 The Commonwealth Government Will Pay The Bearer On Demand FIFTY CENTAVOS In Lawful Currency of the Philippines Free Samar Currency Board Prov. Fiscal Member Prov. Auditor Chairman Prov. Treasurer Member 50 C. |
| Reverse description | Letterpress-printed in black with the same decorative border of stylised leaf and geometric motifs as the obverse. The heading "TREASURY EMERGENCY CURRENCY CERTIFICATE" appears in bold capital letters at the top, followed by the denomination "FIFTY CENTAVOS" in large display type at centre. A manuscript signature with purple ink stamp is applied across the lower portion of the note. The denomination "50 CENTAVOS" is repeated in ornamental type along the top and bottom margins. |
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The Free Samar Currency Board was one of several guerrilla currency authorities that operated in the Philippine provinces under Japanese occupation during the Second World War. These emergency issues were authorized by the Philippine Commonwealth government-in-exile and served occupied civilian populations in areas where USAFFE-aligned resistance maintained some administrative presence. Samar's relative isolation made it one of the more active guerrilla currency zones in the Visayas.
Paper quality and printing were severely constrained — local materials, often commercially sourced stock, were used wherever available. Surviving examples frequently show damage consistent with humid tropical storage rather than heavy circulation.