genuine note (serial # 14.001 - 15.256)

The Japanese "Tanaka Detachment" landed at Aparri and Gonzaga on 10.12.1941 and occupied the capital Tuguegarao and its airfield.
Provincial Governor Marcelo Adduru evacuated the entire provincial government to the municipality of Tuao, where it continued to function despite its isolation. In order to pay the necessary expenditures Emergency Treasury Certificates were issued on 01.01.1942.
After a first issue was exhausted, a second issue of currency was provided by utilizing the stock of Internal Revenue stamps affixed to mimeographed forms.