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1 Peseta Sant Pol de Mar
| Issuer | Sant Pol de Mar, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 1 Peseta (1 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Printed on blue card stock, the obverse bears a circular municipal rubber stamp in carmine-pink ink, enclosing the local coat of arms at centre. The legend runs around the perimeter of the stamp circle, identifying the issuing authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | AJUNTAMENT DE SANT POL DE MAR (Translation: City Council of Sant Pol de Mar) |
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Sant Pol de Mar was one of hundreds of Catalan municipalities that issued emergency fractional currency during the Civil War after a severe shortage of small coins — the hoarding and melting of coinage in 1936 left everyday transactions nearly impossible. These local issues were authorized under a general framework established by the Generalitat de Catalunya, but production was entirely decentralized: each town arranged its own printing, which accounts for the considerable variation in quality and materials across the series.
The thick card stock was a deliberate choice at this scale — at 45 × 35 mm, thin paper would have disintegrated within weeks of pocket use.