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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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| Reverse description | Otherwise blank reverse bearing a single oval ink stamp at centre, enclosing a vignette of an arch with a tree above it; the stamp legend runs along the lower arc of the oval border and appears inverted relative to normal orientation, indicating it was applied by hand. |
| Reverse lettering | JUNTA ADMINISTRATIVA D`ARCHS (Translation: Administrative Board of Archs) |
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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.