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1 Peseta Quintana de la Serena
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Quintana de la Serena |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Reference(s) | Gari Mon#1212-B |
| Obverse description | Plain typeset design printed in black on cream paper, with the full issuer title 'CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE QUINTANA DE LA SERENA' set in spaced capitals across the top, enclosed within a dotted rectangular border with corner ornaments. The central text reads 'Pagará al portador' above the large denomination legend 'UNA PESETA', with 'El Presidente' below indicating the signatory role. The denomination numeral '1 PTA.' appears at lower left and the date 'Año 1937' at lower right; a violet ink stamp is visible at centre. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted reverse on plain cream-toned paper stock, showing only natural fibre texture and fold marks consistent with circulation use. |
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Quintana de la Serena is a small municipality in the Badajoz province of Extremadura, and this 1 peseta note is one of hundreds of locally issued emergency fractional currencies — conocidos as billetes de necesidad — that flooded Republican-held Spain after the military uprising of July 1936 drained metallic coin from circulation almost overnight. Municipal councils, trade unions, and even individual businesses became de facto note issuers out of sheer necessity, with no central authorization and wildly inconsistent printing quality.
The Gari Monopoli catalog documents this issue as variant B, implying at least two distinguishable types from this single small town — a detail that hints at more than one print run or a handstamp variation.