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2 Pesetas Benicasim
| Issuer | Benicasim, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Reference(s) | Gari Mon#292-D |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSEJO MUNICIPAL Benicasim 2 Ptas. (Translation: Municipal Council Benicasim 2 Pesetas) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse of unprinted cream card stock, showing the natural texture of the thick paper with no design elements, vignettes, or underprint. The octagonal shape is clearly defined by the cut edges, and the surface bears only minor toning consistent with age and circulation. |
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Benicasim's locally issued paper money from 1937 belongs to the vast ecosystem of Republican municipal emergency currency — "moneda local" — that proliferated across loyalist Spain after the military uprising disrupted normal financial channels. The Banco de España's branch network had effectively collapsed in many areas, and municipalities were authorized, then broadly tolerated, to fill the void themselves. Most of these emissions were purely functional stopgaps, and Benicasim's is no exception.
The square format is unusual enough to note — 45mm each side is among the more compact square emissions in the Valencian series, suggesting the municipality was economizing on paper stock during a period of acute material shortages.