I would like to share this note I just picked up from a great seller on
the Bay. It is the One Peso Silver Certificate VICTORY note. The 1944 VICTORY
SERIES NO. 66. This is an overprint to celebrate the liberation of the
Philippians from the Japanese troops. It was printed in the US and issued in
the Philippians. The word VICTORY was overprinted on the back.The notes were very important to the Islands
as they had been forced to use Japanese Occupation Currency. I have a small
collection of the Allied Nations counterfeit notes of the Japanese Occupation
notes. I thought this would make a nice addition to this collection.
The back of the note has an image of Apolinario Mabine. Besides a huge
list of accomplishments for the Philippians and Her people, he was the first
Prime Minister. The note certifies that
one peso in silver pesos or legal tender currency of the United States has been
deposited in the Treasury of the Philippines. This note measures about 6 ¼” X 2
¾”. Most of the notes were destroyed after WWII but some can still be found.
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