• The following 'guerrilla notes' are only a small example of the huge variety of this currency. They are from WWII and were backed by the United States. They helped fund insurgents and rebel groups during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. Some are fairly professional, but most are crude, some extremely so. These notes were made from a variety of methods, some made in the jungle using rubber from tires or wood blocks, others were rumored to be done on Allied submarines using printing plates. The paper varies, but it is mostly of very poor quality. Some of the notes are so worn they feel almost like cloth.

    I'm unsure if the United States ever honored these after the war. Probably not, since they didn't honor anything else in the Philippines. Hell, Douglas MacArthur even abandoned his own troops when the Japanese won the battle of the Philippines. His famous 'I'll be back' became a joke by the Filipino people who saw his cowardly move as abandoning them. Anyway, these notes are a very interesting part of history. Enjoy...

    [The following are in alphabetical order]

  • The Province of BOHOL - 1942-1943

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 25 centavos - face of notes]
    (variations - different signature stamps on reverse)

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 25 centavos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 50 centavos - face]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 50 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Bohol, 1943 - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Bohol, 1943 - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 10 pesos - face]

    [Below: Bohol, 1942 - 10 pesos - reverse]

  • The Province of CAGAYAN - undated

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 10 centavos - face of notes
    (note that the top note is stamped 'Registered Countersigned', probably from when someone turned the note in after the war for reimbursement]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 10 centavos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 50 centavos - face of notes]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 50 centavos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 50 centavos - face]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 50 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 1 peso - face of notes]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 1 peso - reverse of notes
    (notice that this note was stamped after the war)]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 1 peso - reverse
    (notice that this note was stamped after the war)]

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 2 pesos - face of notes]
    (variations - color differences and vastly different print quality)

    [Below: Cagayan, undated - 2 pesos - reverse of notes]

  • PROVINCE OF CEBU/CEBU CITY - 1941

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 50 centavos - face]

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 50 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Cebu, 1941 - 5 pesos - reverse]

  • PROVINCE ILOILO CITY - 1941-1944

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 5 centavos - face]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 5 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 20 centavos - face of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 20 centavos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1944 - 1 peso - face of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1944 - 1 peso - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 2 pesos - face]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941 - 2 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941/1943 - 5 pesos - face of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1941/1943 - 5 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1943 - 10 pesos - face]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1943 - 10 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942/1944 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942/1944 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942 - 10 pesos - face]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942 - 10 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942 - 20 pesos - face of notes]
    (variations - vastly different print quality)

    [Below: Iloilo City, 1942 - 20 pesos - reverse of notes]

  • MINDANAO - 1941-1944

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 10 centavos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 10 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1944 - 50 centavos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1944 - 50 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1944 - 1 peso- face of notes]
    (note the difference in the color of paper used)

    [Below: Mindanao, 1944 - 1 peso - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943-1944 - 2 pesos - face of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943-1944 - 2 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943-1944 - 10 pesos - face of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943-1944 - 10 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 20 pesos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 20 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943/1944 - 20 pesos - face of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943/1944 - 20 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 20 pesos - face]

    [Below: Mindanao, 1943 - 20 pesos - reverse]

  • Mountain Province - undated

    [Below: Mountain Province, undated - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Mountain Province, undated - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Mountain Province, undated - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Mountain Province, undated - 1 peso - reverse]

  • Negros Occidental Province - 1942-1944

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 centavos - face of notes]
    (variations - blue and purple versions)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 centavos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 20 centavos - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 20 centavos - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1943 - 1 peso - face of notes]
    (paper/color variations)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1943 - 1 peso - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 1 peso - face of notes]
    (paper/color variations)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 1 peso - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 1 peso - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 1 peso - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 2 pesos - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 2 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 pesos - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 5 pesos - face of notes]
    (variations - in the upper left hand corner of each note is a 'D' followed by 1-2-3)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 5 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 5 pesos - face]
    (like the notes above but with a green seal)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 5 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942/1944 - 10 pesos - face of notes]
    (many variations, dates, paper, color, upper left hand numbers, etc.)

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1942/1944 - 10 pesos - reverse of notes]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 20 pesos - face]

    [Below: Negros Occidental Province, 1944 - 20 pesos - reverse]

  • Unknown Provinces - ?/1942

    [Below: Unknown province, unknown date - 20 centavos/2 pesos - face]

    [Below: Unknown province, unknown date - 20 centavos/2 pesos - reverse]

    [Below: Unknown province, 1942 - 20 centavos/1 peso - face]

    [Below: Unknown province, 1942 - 20 centavos/1 peso - reverse]