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25 Céntimos Bocairente
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Bocairente |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 25 Centimos (0.25 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress note printed in dark blue ink on cream paper, with the denomination numeral '25' in large bold type at upper left and the word 'Céntimos' below it. A rectangular ruled border frames the central text block bearing the issuer name 'Consejo Municipal BOCAIRENTE' and the date '1937', with a dotted rule beneath. Below the frame, the obligation text 'Bono de arbitrio Municipal' is set in italic script lettering, flanked by signature lines for 'El Presidente' and 'El Dedositario', with a circular violet municipal stamp applied at lower left. A redemption clause runs along the bottom margin in bold upright type. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 Céntimos Consejo Municipal BOCAIRENTE 1937 Bono de arbitrio Municipal EL PRESIDENTE, EL DEDOSITARIO, NOTA.-Este bono es canjeable en este Consejo. Número (Translation: 25 Centimos Municipal Council Bocairente 1937 Municipal arbitration bond The President, The Depositary, Note.- This bond is exchangeable in this Council. Number) |
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Bocairente is a small inland town in Valencia province, and like hundreds of Spanish municipalities during the Civil War, its local council issued emergency fractional currency in 1937 when Republican-zone coinage essentially vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply never minted in sufficient quantity. These consell municipal issues were a patchwork solution, technically illegal under Republican central banking regulations but tolerated out of necessity.
The Turró and Gari-Monfort references place this squarely within the documented Valencian series, but survival rates for small-denomination Bocairente notes are low. The town's wartime municipal records were largely lost, so print run figures remain unknown.