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1 Peseta Rioja
| Issuer | Municipality of Rioja |
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| Value | 1 Peseta (1 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in violet-rose on cream paper, the note is framed by a multi-layered ornamental border composed of geometric and foliate letterpress motifs, with chequerboard corner blocks and interlaced scroll bands along each edge. The issuer title 'Moneda Comercial de Rioja' appears in large bold capitals across the upper field, above a central denomination cartouche reading '1 peseta' flanked by stylised tool vignettes. Below the cartouche, a validity clause and a handwritten serial number are printed, with the printer's imprint 'TIP. DIARIO DE ALMERIA' at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Moneda Comercial de Rioja 1 peseta No será válido sin la firma y sello TIP. DIARIO DE ALMERIA |
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Rioja is a small municipality in Almería province, and this note is a product of the Spanish Civil War's chaotic local currency proliferation — when the Republican government's decree of 1936 authorized municipalities to issue their own emergency small change, hundreds of towns scrambled to print what they could with what was available. Tipografía Diario de Almería, a newspaper press, was a practical choice: it had the equipment, the paper supply, and the staff.
The Gari Montaner catalogue documents several variants for this municipality; the "C" suffix indicates a distinct printing or signature state within the series.