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2 Pesetas Cuevas del Almanzora
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Cuevas del Almanzora |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Size | 105 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue letterpress text on a yellow geometric underprint with ornamental border framing. The coat of arms of the Spanish Republic is positioned at centre. The issuing authority, denomination, and date are inscribed in bold lettering within the decorative surround. |
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| Reverse lettering | Pesetas 2 Pesetas |
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Cuevas del Almanzora is a small mining town in Almería province, and like hundreds of Spanish municipalities during the Civil War, its local council issued emergency paper money in 1937 after Republican-zone coinage disappeared almost entirely from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply absent. These municipal issues, known collectively as "billetes de necesidad," were produced under wildly varying conditions, often without professional printing equipment.
The absence of a Gari Montalvo catalog number suggests this piece remains unregistered or inadequately documented in the standard reference — a situation not unusual for minor Almería emissions, where survival rates are low and scholarly attention has been sparse.