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25 Céntimos Archs
| Issuer | Junta Administrativa d'Archs |
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| Value | 25 Centimos (0.25 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note with text centered within a perimeter border composed of repeating geometric ornamental elements. The denomination '25 CENTIMS' is printed in large bold letterpress type at centre, with the issuing authority legend above and the municipal council attribution below. A handwritten serial number appears at lower left, preceded by 'No.' |
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| Obverse lettering | La Junta Administrativa d'Archs, reconeix al portador la quantitat de 25 CENTIMS Pel Consell Municipal, (Translation: The Administrative Board of Archs, recognizes the bearer the amount of 25 Centimos For the Municipal Council,) |
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Archs is a small municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, and this 25 céntimos note is one of hundreds of hyperlocal emergency issues produced during the Spanish Civil War — specifically from 1936 onward, when the collapse of small-denomination coinage left town councils scrambling to maintain basic commerce. The Junta Administrativa d'Archs, like countless other local bodies across Republican-held territory, issued its own scrip backed by nothing more than local authority and necessity.
At the cardboard end of the paper spectrum, these municipally-produced pieces were never intended to outlast the war. Most didn't.