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25 Céntimos Ador
| Issuer | Consejería de Abastecimientos de Ador |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note printed entirely in black letterpress with no vignette or decorative border. The issuing authority "Consejería de Abastecimientos" is set in large bold type across the upper portion, with the municipality name "ADOR" centred below it in spaced capital letters separated by a short rule. The face value declaration "Vale por 25 céntimos" occupies the lower half in large bold type. |
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| Obverse lettering | Consejería de Abastecimientos ADOR Vale por 25 céntimos (Translation: Supplies Department Ador Voucher for 25 Centimos) |
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Ador is a small municipality in the comarca of La Safor, Valencia. During the Spanish Civil War, dozens of Valencian villages issued their own emergency fractional currency — locally known as cartones or vales — when Republican Spain ran short of small-denomination coinage after 1936. Ador's 25 céntimos falls squarely into this phenomenon, issued by the municipal supply council rather than a banking authority.
These village-level emissions were rarely printed in large quantities, and survival rates are uneven — many were redeemed and pulped, others simply lost. The issuing body, the Consejería de Abastecimientos, handled rationing and provisioning duties, which is why such councils ended up as de facto monetary authorities in their communities.