I have been looking for one of these for awhile now. This note is an allied counterfeit. The 50 centavo, 1 peso and 5 peso notes are fairly common. This one is listed in WWII Remembered as 2226q1 and states that there were 500,000 printed. This is the first one I have been able to find and I actively search eBay listings.
Cool! I like anything counterfeit (coins and currency that is). Can you tell us some more of the history of your counterfeit note?
In 1943 Commander Charles Parsons recommended Philippine Japanese counterfeit notes to be printed to aid the guerrilla fighters. It was a cost effective way to aid the Philippine guerrilla fighters 10 peso - 500,000 5 peso - 600,000 1 peso - 1,500,000 50 centavo - 1,000,000 WWII Remembered by Joseph Boling. This is a very informative book on WWII numismatics. Edited for accuracy.
Chick Parsons story is afascinating one. He lived in Manila at the start of the war. Although an American citizen ans US naval officer he was also consul for the country of Panama. His diplomatic status prevented him from being interned by the Japanese. He was eventually allowed to leave the Philippines on the Swedish ship Gripsholm. He was debriefed and asked to be posted with MacArthur in Australia to advise on matters in the Philippines. On at least one occasion he was inserted back in the Philippines by submarine and liaisoned with the guerrillas. I made contact with one of his sons a few years ago. Among his papers are uncut sheets of guerilla notes.
That's very interesting. Joe Boling (or rather Dr. Joe Boling now) is an instructor at ANA Summer Seminar. His area of expertise is currency. One summer I signed for his 'Detecting Counterfeit World Currency' course but not enough students signed up so they cancelled it. I hope to take that course one year. I don't know if he covers the counterfeit Philipine currency or not in the course.
That is really interesting. I bet he had some amazing stories to pass to his children. Have you come across alot of these 10 peso notes? This is the first one that I have been able to find. I don't think I was the only one that noticed because the 4 note lot this was in ended up alot more than the normal issues usually goes.
My favorite pieces in my collection are WWII era counterfeits and propaganda notes. I find their history very fascinating.
It is one of the topics. Joe is a walking encyclopedia. You can always register for the Military Numismatics class that he and Fred Schwan teach at the Summer Seminar. The Philippine notes and other WWII counterfeits come up in that class also. Or attend the MPCFest in Port Clinton OH March 15-17. He will be there also with about 60 other military numismaniacs (myself included). As an aside, he winces if anyone refers to him as Dr. Boling.
I have one that I obtained from Neil Shafer many years ago. If you look through enough Philippine JIM notes you will find them. He has one with a JAPWANCAP stamp on it. This is ironic since one of the claims of the JAPWANCAP organization was that the counterfeiting by the Allies led to the devaluing of the Japanese Military peso. This was nonsense since the amount of notes counterfeited by the US was but a ripple compared to the torrent released by the Japanese.
Here is the diagnostics for the entire group of notes. The counterfeit is on the right and genuine the left. 50 centavo - The small arc below the upper right counter on the face is broken on the counterfeit. 1 peso - The prongs in the scrollwork of the upper left counter on the face are joined on the counterfeit but separate on the genuine note. 5 peso - The curved lines below the upper right counter on the face connect to the frame on the counterfeit. 10 peso - The counterfeit has a small knob in the upper left counter on the back.
Hi guys, I have two of these notes, 50 centavos and 10 pesos, I think that they are genuine, unfortunately, but I would also like your opinion. Thanks. petronius :smile
It maybe because i am using Tapatalk, but the photo quality isn't good on the 50 centavo. The 10 peso looks like normal issue not counterfeit.
Just acquired blocks PA and PB allied counterfeit 10 Peso notes. Now I just need the PC block note to complete the 10 Peso set. I have a PD counterfeit note with a JAPWANCAP stamp on it in the mail. Will post when received.
I recently won at an auction a few 50 Centavos and 1 Peso counterfeits. As I need only one of each for my own collection, I would like to sell or interchange the rest with any of the rest counterfeits of the series (5 or 10 pesos).
