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2 Pesetas Aitona
| Issuer | Consell Municipal d'Aitona |
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| Currency | Peseta (1936-1939) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress on red card stock, the obverse carries the issuer's name 'CONSELL MUNICIPAL AITONA FINANCES' in bold capitals across the upper portion, flanked by double horizontal rules interrupted at centre by a solid black diamond ornament. A hand-stamped violet rectangular cachet appears in the centre field, and the serial number is printed vertically along the left margin. The denomination 'Val per 2 ptes.' is set in large bold type across the lower half of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Plain red card stock reverse, entirely unprinted save for a violet octagonal official stamp reading 'CONSELLERIA DE FINANCES & Ajuntament d'Aitona' applied in mirror impression, and a manuscript authorising signature in black ink at the right margin. |
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Aitona is a small municipality in the Segrià comarca of Lleida, and like hundreds of Catalan towns it issued its own emergency paper money during the Spanish Civil War after the collapse of metallic currency in circulation. These local issues — collectively catalogued under the broader "guerra civil" series — were produced under municipal authority with no central oversight, which is why physical quality and design vary so dramatically from one town to the next. Aitona's issues are among the more obscure Catalan locals, and the 2 pesetas denomination on card stock suggests improvised production with whatever materials the ajuntament had available.