Japanese government-issued Philippine fiat peso

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During World War II in the Philippines, the occupying Japanese government issued fiat currency in several denominations known as Japanese government-issued Philippine fiat peso. The Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic under Jose P. Laurel outlawed possession of guerilla currency and declared a monopoly on the issuance of money and anyone found to possess guerilla notes could be arrested.

Due to the fiat nature of the currency, the Philippine economy felt the effects of hyperinflation. The Filipinos called the fiat peso, "Mickey Mouse" money, due to the fact that it was similar to play money and next to worthless. Many survivors of the war tell stories of going to the market laden with suitcases or "bayong" (native bags made of woven bamboo strips) overflowing with the Japanese-issued bills. 75 Mickey Mouse pesos, or about 35 U.S. dollars at that time, could buy one duck egg[1]. In 1944, a box of matches cost more than 100 Mickey Mouse pesos[2].

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[edit] Denominations

[edit] 1942 series

1-centavo denomination

5-centavo denomination

10-centavo denomination

50-centavo denomination

10-peso denomination

[edit] 1943 series

The obverse side views of the 1, 5, 10, 100-peso denominations all depict the Jose Rizal monument in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines.

1-peso denomination

5-peso denomination

10-peso denomination

100-peso denomination

[edit] 1944-45 series

Inflation had forced the Japanese to issue 100, 500, and 1000 peso notes in between 1944 and 1945.

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  1. ^ Barbara A. Noe. "A Return to Wartime Philippines", Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  2. ^ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. & Guerrero, Milagros C., History of the Filipino People, 1986, R.P. Garcia Publishing Company, Quezon City, Philippines
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Philippine piso and coinage
Topics Coins of the Philippine piso · Banknotes of the Philippine piso  · Philippine piso · History of the Philippine piso
Currency Spanish-Philippine currency · Revolutionary currency · Banco Español Filipino-Bank of the Philippine Islands Notes · Silver certificates · Treasury certificates · Philippine National Bank note · Japanese occupation notes · Emergency circulating notes · Central bank notes · Bangko sentral notes
Coinage Pre-Hispanic Philippine coinage · Spanish-Philippine coinage · Philippine revolutionary coinage · American Philippine coinage · Philippine Commonwealth coinage · Philippine Republic coinage
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