1 Peseta Albacete

One of hundreds of locally issued emergency notes produced during the Spanish Civil War, when the collapse of normal coin circulation forced Republican-controlled municipalities to print their own fractional currency. Albacete was a significant Republican logistics hub — it housed the headquarters of the International Brigades from late 1936 — which gave the city's local emission a slightly more stable backing than many comparable issues from smaller towns.

Printed by Bassa i Pagès, a Barcelona shop responsible for a considerable volume of wartime municipal paper. Three signatories across administrative roles was the norm for these issues, a deliberate structure meant to distribute accountability.