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| Issuer | Leyte Emergency Currency Board, Tacloban |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos |
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| Obverse description | Issued on plain light-coloured paper, the note carries a dense guilloche underprint of diagonal repeated text reading 'Leyte Emergency Currency Board' in yellow-green. Central letterpress text in black reads 'TREASURY EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE' above the bold denomination 'FIVE CENTAVOS', with 'SERIES OF 1942' in red below; the numeral '5' occupies each corner. The inscription 'PAYABLE TO BEARER ON DEMAND' is set along the foot of the note, all contained within a dotted rectangular border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is enclosed within a zigzag-pattern border and opens with the bold letterpress denomination 'FIVE CENTAVOS' at the head of the note. Below, two lines identify the issuing authority as 'LEYTE EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD' and the place of issue as 'TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES', flanking a central red official seal vignette. Three signature blocks are arranged across the lower portion of the note, representing the Chairman and Provincial Auditor at centre, the Provincial Treasurer and Member at lower left, and the Provincial Fiscal and Member at lower right. |
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| Signature(s) | Alberto Santa Cruz, I. D. Jimenez and Quintin Paredes, Jr. |
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