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1943 20 Pesos First Printing Mindanao Treasury Emergency Currency Certificate


1943 20 Pesos First Printing Mindanao Treasury Emergency Currency Certificate

NP ID : EMI 1196
Category : Mindanao
Sub Category : 1943 First Printing
Denomination : 20 Pesos
Year : 1943
Signature : Judge Florentino Saguin as Chairman
Filomena D. Pacana as Member
Ireneo Barbasa as Member

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Paper Type : Thin and Very Thick Manila
Dimension : 159.55 × 69.62 mm
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Printer : Rosita Z. Bacarro Press
Total Printed : 58,000
Serial Numbers : 00001 - 58000 A
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Obverse : "Series 1943" "Treasury Emergency Currency Certificate" "By Authority of the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines" "This certifies that the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines will redeem this Certificate at face value upon termination of Emergency" "Twenty Pesos" "Mindanao Emergency Currency Board"
Reverse : "Twenty Pesos" "Issued by the Mindanao Emergency Currency Board Philippines" "This note is redeemable at face value after the emergency and will not be devaluated or discriminated against" "Kining sapi-a Kailisan sumala sa iyang bili tapus ang kagubut ug dili kakubsan ni kaayran" "Counterfeiting of this note will be severely punished" "Mabug-at nga silot ipahamtang sa maga kawat pag sundog ning sapia"
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Note : Four Varieties Exists

A. Countersignature of Filomena D. Pacana
B. Countersignature of Ireneo Barbasa
C. Countersignature of L.J. Oteyza
D. Countersignature of Gabriel Cuerpo

Counterfeit Exists with crude printing

Serial Number 45001 - 47000 were officially reported lost

Remarks : Printing Period - April 5 to June 25, 1943. Samuel J. Wilson was in charge of engraving and printing. The second letter "E" of the word "Emergency" at the reverse is actually a letter "C" with a line at the center to correct the error.
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