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1 Peseta El Morell
| Issuer | El Morell, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Reference(s) | Turró#1623 |
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| Obverse lettering | Consell Municipal d`El Morell Aquesta Dipositaria Municipal, en virtut de l`acord del 24 del corrent, abonarà al portador 1 PESSETA Juny del 1937 (Translation: Municipal Council of El Morell This Municipal Depository, by virtue of the agreement of the 24th of the current month, will pay to the bearer 1 Peseta June 1937) |
| Reverse description | Letterpress-printed in green on plain card stock, the reverse is framed by a simple double-line rectangular border. A circular municipal stamp bearing the coat of arms of Catalonia is applied to the centre of the field. The series designation 'SERIE E' and the issuing authority inscription 'Consell Municipal d'El Morell' appear flanking the central stamp. |
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El Morell is a small municipality in the Camp de Tarragona, and this note is one of thousands of emergency fractional issues produced by Catalan towns and villages during 1936–37 when the Republic's small change effectively vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply overwhelmed by wartime demand. The Generalitat de Catalunya formally authorized local bodies to fill the gap, producing what collectors now call "Guerra Civil" locals.
At the dimensions given, this is among the smallest paper issues in the entire Turró catalog. The thick card stock was a practical necessity — flimsy paper at that size would have disintegrated within weeks of active use.