{"product_id":"philippines-wwii-1942-5-pesos-guerrilla-bohol-emergency-currency-certificate-1","title":"Philippines WWII 1942 5 Pesos Guerrilla Bohol Emergency Currency Certificate","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilippines WWII 1942 5 Pesos Guerrilla Bohol Emergency Currency Certificate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WRITTING ON THE BACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eYes, the writing on the back is entirely authentic and is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003esupposed to be there\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eJust like with your Negros 50 Pesos note, hand-signed validation marks on the reverse were an official security requirement for many Philippine provincial emergency boards:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eManual Issue Validation:\u003c\/b\u003e Because the Bohol Emergency Currency Board operated with rudimentary local letterpresses, raw sheets lacked modern anti-counterfeiting features like watermarks or security threads. To formally authorize a bill for public circulation, designated provincial officials or treasury clerks had to manually sign or initial the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTwo Distinct Markings:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTop Paraph \/ Flourish:\u003c\/b\u003e The looping mark at the top is an official control flourish (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003erúbrica\u003c\/i\u003e), used by treasury clerks as a quick initial to show the certificate had passed registry inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBottom Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e The larger cursive script across the bottom border is the validation signature of a designated local certifying officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProof of Legitimacy:\u003c\/b\u003e The Japanese occupation forces and local counterfeiters both attempted to fabricate emergency notes to disrupt provincial economies. A genuine, hand-inked signature on the back gave merchants and guerrilla quartermasters confidence that the note was legitimately backed by the provincial board and eligible for post-war redemption by the Philippine Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eRather than being stray ink or collector writing, these markings are an integral part of the note's wartime history and confirm it was officially issued into field service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePhilippines WWII 1942 5 Pesos Bohol Emergency Currency Certificate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIssuing Authority:\u003c\/b\u003e Bohol Emergency Currency Board (Issued by authority of the President of the Philippines)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTerritory \/ Region:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Province of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003eBohol\u003c\/b\u003e (Tagbilaran, Bohol)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e Five Pesos (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003e5 Pesos\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSeries \/ Authorization:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\"\u003eSeries of 1942\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalog Reference:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003ePick # S137\u003c\/b\u003e (Specialized Issues \/ Philippine Guerrilla \u0026amp; Emergency Currency)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSerial Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e130917\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Printed twice vertically along the border in red-orange ink)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBoard Officials (Face):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eActg. Prov. Treas. \/ Member\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProv. Auditor \/ Chairman\u003c\/i\u003e (facsimile signature initials)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProv. Fiscal \/ Member\u003c\/i\u003e (printed facsimile signature)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Validation:\u003c\/b\u003e Contemporary blue-black ink counter-signatures and security paraphs (top and bottom) applied by local currency control officers prior to disbursement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLegal Obligation Text:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-path-to-node=\"1,8,1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,8,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"By authority of the President of the Philippines this certifies that the Government of the Philippines will redeem this certificate at face value upon termination of emergency. FIVE PESOS. Payable to the bearer on demand in lawful currency of the Philippines. Bohol Emergency Currency Board.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEmblem \/ Seal:\u003c\/b\u003e Commonwealth of the Philippines \/ United States of America circular seal at the bottom center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,10,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-path-to-node=\"1,10,1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,10,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Issued by the Bohol Emergency Currency Board \/ Tagbilaran, Bohol \/ FIVE PESOS \/ PHILIPPINES\"\u003c\/i\u003e flanking an open roman numeral \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"125\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"1,10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"125\"\u003eV\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,11,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper \/ Print Execution:\u003c\/b\u003e Coarse, fibrous local emergency pulp\/Manila craft paper printed via local provincial letterpress typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eFollowing the Japanese invasion in early 1942, the provincial capital of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"73\"\u003eTagbilaran\u003c\/b\u003e and the resistance movement across \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003eBohol\u003c\/b\u003e were severed from Manila's national treasury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eActing under emergency authorization from President Manuel L. Quezon (issued prior to his evacuation to Australia and the U.S.), the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"133\"\u003eBohol Emergency Currency Board\u003c\/b\u003e was convened in 1942 to issue localized currency to keep the provincial economy functional and finance local civil administration and defensive resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eUnlike your 1943 Negros note which was a deep-jungle guerrilla issue printed while on the run, this \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003e1942 Bohol issue\u003c\/b\u003e represents the opening emergency phase right as formal U.S.–Filipino military command structures collapsed into territorial guerrilla units (led on Bohol by Major Ismael Ingeniero).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003eHolding, trading, or failing to surrender emergency provincial scrip like this to Japanese occupation forces carried immediate penalties of execution or imprisonment under the Japanese military police (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"202\"\u003eKempeitai\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical \u0026amp; Visual Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eGood to Very Good (G 4 – VG 8)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePreservation Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,0,0\"\u003eAuthentic, heavy field circulation under humid tropical wartime conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,1,0\"\u003eNoticeable margin notches\/splits along the left rim (center margin tears typical of rough handling or storage).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,2,0\"\u003eNatural fiber darkening, age-toning, and surface handling grime throughout the paper stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\"\u003eThe red serials (\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003e130917\u003c\/code\u003e) and the black letterpress borders remain clearly visible and legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,4,0\"\u003eThe reverse features genuine contemporary ink validation markings, verifying it was officially signed out into active circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCollector Value \u0026amp; Market Pricing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippine Emergency \/ Guerrilla Scrip (Bohol Island Issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688628130050,"sku":"168691710210","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7393\/8178\/files\/1_146410a7-1dfc-4f26-b207-3ea6e50d66bd.jpg?v=1791771712","url":"https:\/\/jvcoinscurrency.com\/products\/philippines-wwii-1942-5-pesos-guerrilla-bohol-emergency-currency-certificate-1","provider":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}