A history of WWII Philippines currency
Ilocos Norte is a province in the northwest corner of Luzon Island. Governor Roque B. Ablan requested 100,000 Pesos be air dropped into Ilocos Norte in March of 1942. President Quezon instead authorized the printing of 550,000 Pesos in emergency notes (including a 50,000 Pesos “Relief Fund”). Using this authorization, a Currency Committee was formed,…