{"product_id":"philippines-p-110-5-pesos-1943-f-vf-rizal-japanese-occupation","title":"Philippines P-110 5 Pesos 1943 F-VF—Rizal—Japanese Occupation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA relic of one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history — this 5 Pesos note was issued by the \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Imperial Government\u003c\/strong\u003e during its wartime occupation of the Philippines, and is today one of the most collected pieces of Pacific War numismatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e [verify from scan]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rizal_Monument\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRizal Monument\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Manila — at left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT \/ FIVE PESOS \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese inscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e 大日本帝國政府 (Greater Japan Imperial Government) \/ 大藏大臣 (Minister of Finance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red on decorative border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eValue at centre\u003c\/strong\u003e in red decorative border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLettering:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 PESOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-110; TBB B810; Numista N#203952\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banana tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 × 68 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_government-issued_Philippine_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreater Japan Imperial Government\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_government-issued_Philippine_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJapanese government-issued Philippine peso\u003c\/a\u003e (1942–1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Hero They Used Against His Own People\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Rizal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1861–1896\u003c\/strong\u003e) is the national hero of the Philippines — a novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, and revolutionary thinker who was executed by the Spanish colonial government at age \u003cstrong\u003e35\u003c\/strong\u003e for inspiring the independence movement. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rizal_Monument\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRizal Monument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eLuneta Park\u003c\/strong\u003e (Rizal Park), Manila, marks the spot where he was shot. It is the most sacred civic site in the Philippines. The Japanese occupation government's decision to put it on their currency was deliberate and cynical: by invoking the symbol of Filipino nationalism, they sought to legitimize their rule and suggest continuity with Philippine identity. It didn't work. Filipino guerrilla resistance was among the most sustained in all of occupied Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMickey Mouse Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilipinos had a nickname for Japanese occupation currency: \u003cstrong\u003eMickey Mouse money\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Japanese printed it in enormous quantities with no gold or silver backing, causing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyperinflation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehyperinflation\u003c\/a\u003e so severe that by \u003cstrong\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e a single duck egg cost \u003cstrong\u003e75 pesos\u003c\/strong\u003e. People carried the notes in bayong (woven baskets) because wallets couldn't hold enough bills to buy basic food. When the war ended and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_MacArthur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeneral MacArthur\u003c\/a\u003e returned, the occupation currency was declared worthless overnight. Filipinos who had hoarded it — sometimes their entire life savings — lost everything. The bitterness of that loss echoed for generations. Today these notes are collected precisely because they are physical evidence of that economic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Philippines\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named \u003cem\u003eLas Islas Filipinas\u003c\/em\u003e by Spanish explorer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%BAy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Villalobos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRuy López de Villalobos\u003c\/a\u003e in 1543, in honor of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_II_of_Spain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePrince Philip of Asturias\u003c\/a\u003e, later King Philip II of Spain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manila\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eManila\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.8 million; metro pop. ~14 million)\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003emay nilad\u003c\/em\u003e — there is nilad — referring to the white-flowered mangrove plant that once lined the shores of Manila Bay.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~115 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Mexico or Ethiopia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300,000 km² (115,831 mi²) — slightly larger than Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,700 (IMF 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semiconductors and electronics, machinery, coconut products, bananas, remittances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e No land borders — archipelago of 7,641 islands; maritime neighbors include China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Palau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tagalog_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTagalog\u003c\/a\u003e (~28%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visayan_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisayan\u003c\/a\u003e groups (~33%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ilocano_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIlocano\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bicolano_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBicolano\u003c\/a\u003e, and over 175 ethnolinguistic groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ASEAN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eASEAN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1967); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG20\u003c\/a\u003e partner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independence from the United States proclaimed July 4, 1946\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilippines Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Philippines is the only country in Asia where Christianity is the dominant religion\u003c\/strong\u003e — over 80% of the population is Roman Catholic, a legacy of 333 years of Spanish colonial rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverseas Filipino Workers send home over $36 billion a year in remittances\u003c\/strong\u003e — roughly 9% of GDP — making the diaspora one of the country's most important economic engines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e and has more than 20 active volcanoes; it is also struck by an average of 20 typhoons per year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManila was the second most destroyed Allied capital city of World War II\u003c\/strong\u003e, after Warsaw — the Battle of Manila in 1945 killed an estimated 100,000 civilians in a single month.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Philippine Sea contains the deepest point ever recorded in any ocean\u003c\/strong\u003e — the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emden_Deep\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEmden Deep\u003c\/a\u003e in the Philippine Trench reaches approximately 10,540 meters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold a piece of wartime history — printed by an occupying empire, spent in a country that refused to surrender, and demonetized the moment liberation came. Mickey Mouse money, they called it. But there is nothing funny about what it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52720134357303,"sku":"PH110FVF","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/110-vf-o.jpg?v=1784940193","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/philippines-p-110-5-pesos-1943-f-vf-rizal-japanese-occupation","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}