{"product_id":"philippines-wwii-1943-50-pesos-negros-emergency-guerrilla-currency-certificate-1","title":"Philippines WWII 1943 50 Pesos Negros Emergency Guerrilla Currency Certificate","description":"\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePhilippines WWII 1943 50 Pesos Negros Emergency Guerrilla Currency Certificate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTHE WRITTING IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, SEE DESCRIPTION!!!!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eYes, that writing is completely authentic and is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003esupposed to be there\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eOn Philippine guerrilla emergency currency—especially high-denomination issues like the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"88\"\u003e50 Pesos\u003c\/b\u003e from Negros—those hand-signed ink endorsements are an integral part of the note's security and issue process.\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\"\u003eMandatory Hand Endorsements:\u003c\/b\u003e Because these notes were printed on rudimentary presses in mountain hideouts, the Negros Emergency Currency Board mandated that high-value bills be individually countersigned or initialized by designated currency officers (such as Provincial Auditor Placido Benedicto or assistant treasury clerks) before being disbursed into circulation.\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\"\u003eAnti-Counterfeiting Measure:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterfeiting was a severe concern for the Free Civil Government. Authentic hand-inked cursive signatures—like the large signature across the left side and the second \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"197\"\u003e\"Benedicto\"\u003c\/b\u003e verification signature toward the bottom—helped local merchants and guerrilla supply officers distinguish genuine board issues from enemy Japanese fabrications or rogue illicit scrip.\u003c\/p\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\"\u003eRedemption Verification:\u003c\/b\u003e After liberation in 1945, these specific official issue signatures proved the note was legitimately released by the board, qualifying it for post-war redemption by the Commonwealth government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eRather than being post-war graffiti or damage, those contemporary ink signatures are standard for the denomination and confirm the note was formally cleared for active wartime field use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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 1943 50 Pesos Negros 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 Negros Emergency Currency Board (Authorized by the President of the Commonwealth 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 of Negros (Guerrilla \/ Free Resistance Area)\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 50 Pesos (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\"\u003eFifty 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:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\"\u003eSeries of 1943\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 # S660\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\"\u003e№ 31278\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Prefix \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"31\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"31\"\u003eA\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, printed twice in orange-red typography)\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\"\u003eSignatures \/ Board Members (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\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAlfredo Yulo Montelibano\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eGovernor \/ Chairman\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\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePedro Eliscupidez\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003eActg. Treasurer \/ Member\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePlacido Benedicto\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003eProv. Auditor \/ Member\u003c\/i\u003e)\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 Counter-Signatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Original contemporary ink signatures across the face and back (including \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"101\"\u003eBenedicto\u003c\/i\u003e and local resistance treasury countersigns for issue verification).\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\" id=\"p-rc_a7ef014e446fb319-20\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Issued by authority of the President of the Philippines. This certifies \u003cspan class=\"citation-51\"\u003ethat the Commonwealth of the Philippines will redeem this certificate at face value upon termination of emergency. FIFTY PESOS. Payable to the bearer on demand in silver pesos or in legal tender currency of the Philippines.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-51 citation-end-51\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container luminous-sources ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"button multiple-button ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\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\"\u003eSeal:\u003c\/b\u003e Commonwealth of the Philippines \/ United States of America circular official seal printed in red 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\"\u003ePrinting \/ Execution:\u003c\/b\u003e Emergency typography printed on coarse local Manila hemp\/pulp craft paper using makeshift, clandestine printing equipment hidden in the mountains.\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\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFree Negros Government:\u003c\/b\u003e Following the surrender of formal U.S. and Filipino forces in May 1942, resistance leaders on the island of Negros refused to capitulate to the Imperial Japanese Army. Governor \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"201\"\u003eAlfredo Montelibano Sr.\u003c\/b\u003e retreated into the mountainous jungle interior, establishing the \"Free Local Civil Government of Negros.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePresidential Authorization:\u003c\/b\u003e In exile in Washington, D.C., Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon sent coded radio authorizations via General MacArthur's headquarters allowing Montelibano and guerrilla commanders (under Col. Salvador Abcede, 7th Military District) to print emergency currency to purchase supplies, pay intelligence operatives, and support the civilian resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHigh-Denomination Risk:\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003e50 Pesos\u003c\/b\u003e note was a substantial sum in 1943 (equivalent to several weeks or months of wages for a local laborer). Possessing these notes in Japanese-occupied coastal towns meant immediate arrest, torture, or execution for treason by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"263\"\u003eKempeitai\u003c\/i\u003e (Japanese military police).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePost-War Redemption:\u003c\/b\u003e Because these were officially sanctioned by President Quezon, legitimate notes were redeemed or stamped by the Central Bank of the Philippines after General MacArthur’s forces liberated the islands in 1945.\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\"\u003eVery Good to Fine (VG 8 – F 12)\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\"\u003eDisplays heavy, authentic field use throughout the wartime resistance campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,1,0\"\u003ePronounced vertical handling folds, creasing, and surface darkening from handling in tropical conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,2,0\"\u003ePerimeter edges show typical rough, irregular scissor cuts, edge chipping, and natural paper fiber fraying, but the central body remains intact without major missing paper chunks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\"\u003eRed serial numbers, board member signatures, and the Commonwealth seal remain sharp and readable.\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 Guerrilla Scrip \/ WWII Emergency Currency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688627671298,"sku":"168691710207","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7393\/8178\/files\/1_e6dab69b-9272-48fc-a743-bcf0dce3b256.jpg?v=1791774433","url":"https:\/\/jvcoinscurrency.com\/products\/philippines-wwii-1943-50-pesos-negros-emergency-guerrilla-currency-certificate-1","provider":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}