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2 Pesetas Callosa de Segura
| Issuer | Sindicato del Arte Textil U.H.P., Callosa de Segura |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 2 Pesetas (2 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed note in blue ink, enclosed within a geometric border frame. The coat of arms of the Spanish Republic is centrally placed as the principal vignette. Issuing authority text and denomination are arranged in the surrounding field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a show-through of the obverse letterpress text in blue, visible against the plain paper ground. An oval validation stamp in red ink, applied by hand, bears the legend of the Sindicato del Arte Textil with the parenthetical geographic reference (Alicante), framed by a serrated border with star ornaments. A handwritten serial number appears in the lower left area. |
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Callosa de Segura, a small municipality in Alicante province, was a significant center of hemp and esparto fiber processing — industries that fell under direct anarcho-syndicalist control during the early months of the Civil War. The Sindicato del Arte Textil U.H.P. (the "Uníos Hermanos Proletarios" affiliation marking its Popular Front alignment) issued this as emergency local currency when the Republican government's monetary supply to rural areas broke down in 1936–37.
These textile union issues from the Valencian region were printed in small quantities and circulated almost entirely within the issuing town. Survival rates are correspondingly low.