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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Mindanao Emergency Currency Board |
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| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain white note with simple letterpress printing throughout. The denomination numeral '10' appears in each corner, with the text 'TEN CENTAVOS' across the top and bottom margins. A central text block reads 'This certifies that the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines will redeem this Certificate at face value upon termination of Emergency' above the large denomination legend 'TEN CENTAVOS'. The issuer name 'MINDANAO EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD' is printed below, followed by a manuscript signature above the printed names of board officials and a serial number with series letter prefix at right. |
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| Reverse description | Plain white reverse with letterpress text throughout. The denomination '10¢' appears at each corner, with '* * * TEN CENTAVOS * * *' across the top. A bold issuer inscription 'ISSUED BY THE MINDANAO EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD PHILIPPINES' runs across the upper portion, followed by an italic redemption guarantee text and an anti-counterfeiting warning legend at the foot. The overall design is typeset without vignettes or guilloche ornaments, consistent with wartime emergency issue production. |
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The Mindanao Emergency Currency Board was one of several provincial bodies that issued guerrilla currency during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. These notes were produced under extraordinary conditions — limited materials, improvised printing equipment, constant threat of discovery — and the Mindanao series is among the more organized of the wartime emergency issues, reflecting the relatively coordinated resistance infrastructure on that island compared to some other provinces.
Japanese authorities declared possession of guerrilla currency a punishable offense, which means notes that actually circulated did so at genuine risk to those carrying them. Survivors are often found with folds consistent with concealment rather than ordinary pocket wear.