1936 10 Pesos Quezon-Ramos Commonwealth Treasury Certificate

Regular Issue

NP ID : BCI 1517
Series : Commonwealth Issues
Denomination : 10 Pesos
Year : 1936
Signature : Manuel L. Quezon as President
Antonio Ramos as Treasurer
Variety : Two Varieties Exists
A. Regular Issue
B. U.S. War Department Issue
Paper Type :
Dimension : 160.7 mm x 67.1 mm
Weight :
Thickness : 0.11 mm
Printer : U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Total Printed :
A. Regular Issue
2,024,000

B. U.S. War Department Issue
125,000
Serial Numbers :
A. Regular Issue
D1D - D2024000D

B. U.S. War Department Issue
D2024001D - D2174000D
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Designer :
Security Features :
Obverse : Red Seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Portrait of George Washington "Treasury Certificate" "By Authority of an Act of the Philippine Legislature, approved by the President of the United States June 13, 1922" "Series of 1936" "This certifies that there has been deposited in the treasury of the Philippines Ten Pesos payable to the bearer on demand in Silver Pesos or in legal tender currency of the United States of equivalent Value" “Manila Philippines
Reverse : "Philippines" "Ten Pesos"
Packaging :
Issue Price :
Note :
A. Regular Issue
First Shipment was on March 24, 1937
Second Shipment was on May 10, 1938

B. U.S. War Department Issue
First Shipment was on June 19, 1944
Second Shipment was on September 15-17, 1944

Remarks : Printed in 10-subject sheets. Republic Act No. 17 was approved, authorizing all unissued Commonwealth Issues Treasury Certificates in the possession of the Government, to be marked either by stamping, overprinting or superimposing of the Official Seal of the Republic of the Philippines. The Act also provides the public to exchange their unmarked Commonwealth Issues Treasury Certificate on or before November 13, 1946, with treasury certificates that have been duly marked. All Commonwealth Issues Treasury certificates not marked as stated in this Act, shall no longer be a legal tender after November 13, 1946. Republic Act No. 92 was approved, extending the period but in no case beyond March 31, 1948. Republic act No. 199 was approved, repealing Republic Act No. 17 and Republic Act no. 92 and allowing all pre-war Treasury Certifies to be exchanged with Victory Series Treasury Certificates on or before June 13, 1948 and declaring all Treasury Certificate pre-war series demonetized after the said period. Even though some Commonwealth Issues Treasury Certificates Series of 1936 were issued during the war, nonetheless it was redeem. By Virtue of a Circular issued by Central Bank of the Philippines, extending the redemption until August 5, 1961
Date Issued :
A. Regular Issue - 1937
B. U.S. War Department Issue - 1944
Requested By : B. U.S. War Department Issue requested by Army Headquarters, Brisbane, Australia