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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Negros Occidental Provincial Currency Committee |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | TEN 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 TEN CENTAVOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES Negros Occidental Provincial Currency Committee: SERIES OF 1942 CITY OF BACOLOD JAN. 28, 1942 PROV. TREAS., CHAIRMAN ACTG. PROV. AUD., MEMBER PROV. FISCAL, MEMBER For the Committee 10¢ |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on cream paper and consists entirely of typeset lettering arranged within a plain ruled border with a fine outer decorative frame. The denomination 'TEN' appears at the top centre, followed by 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES' and 'CENTAVOS' in progressively larger type, with '10' numerals in the upper corners, vertical 'CENTAVOS' inscriptions along both side margins, and '10¢' numerals flanking the bottom legend 'EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1942.' |
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Negros Occidental was one of several Philippine provinces that organized its own emergency currency after the Japanese occupation cut off the supply of Commonwealth pesos in late 1941 and early 1942. The Provincial Currency Committee operated under direct authorization from provincial and Commonwealth officials still functioning outside Japanese control — these were not informal scrip but deliberately constituted emergency legal tender, intended to keep local commerce moving while the occupying forces consolidated their hold on Luzon.
Negros held out longer than most. The island's guerrilla administration remained functional well into the occupation, which is why this currency saw genuine, extended circulation rather than a brief symbolic issue.