10 Pesos Bohol Emergency Currency #415

Front

Emergency currency certificate issued by authority of the President of the Philippines during Japanese occupation of World War II. This 10 peso note was issued by the Bohol Emergency Currency Board and bears the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The text certifies redemption at face value upon termination of emergency, payable in lawful currency of the Philippines. Signed by three provincial officials: Acting Provincial Treasurer, Provincial Auditor (Chairman), and Provincial Fiscal.

Back

José Rizal (1861–1896), Philippine national hero, polymath, ophthalmologist, novelist, and key figure in the Philippine independence movement. Executed by Spanish colonial authorities in 1896, his martyrdom galvanized the Philippine Revolution. He appears in profile at left, with the denomination '2' (dalawang piso) prominently displayed. The note features text in Tagalog including 'REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS' and 'BANGKO SENTRAL', with the seal of the Central Bank of the Philippines and papal insignia visible. The serial number RY098015 appears twice.

History

This is a Bohol Emergency Currency note issued during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II (1942–1944). When Japanese forces occupied the Philippines, local provincial governments issued emergency currency to facilitate commerce after the regular banking system collapsed. The Bohol province, in the Visayas region, issued these certificates backed by the authority of the Commonwealth government-in-exile. These notes were printed locally with minimal security features and were redeemable for regular pesos once the emergency ended. The back appears to be from a different, later Philippine banknote (likely from the post-war era showing José Rizal and Central Bank markings), suggesting this is a mismatched pair or composite image. The front certificate references the year 1942 explicitly in the redemption text.