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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Cebu Currency Committee |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | Peso (1941-1945) |
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| Obverse description | The note is enclosed within an ornate letterpress geometric border, with corner squares bearing the numeral '20' and vertical side panels inscribed 'CENTAVOS'. A circular seal of the Philippine National Bank is centred at the top, surrounded by the promise-to-pay legend. The denomination appears in bold lettering below the seal, with the serial number printed in red and three manuscript signatures of committee members at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTE OF 1941 THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY CENTAVOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU CURRENCY COMMITTEE |
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The Cebu Currency Committee was one of several provincial emergency bodies that issued guerrilla currency in the Philippines following the Japanese invasion in late 1941. These local emission authorities operated under severe material constraints — commercial paper, rubber stamps, and whatever printing resources remained available after the fall of Corregidor.
P-S213 belongs to a series that was produced and circulated almost entirely outside Japanese-controlled zones. Survival rates vary sharply depending on how close a given community came to Japanese occupation, since holders frequently destroyed notes to avoid reprisals.