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25 Céntimos Ohanes

Issuer Ohanes, Municipality of
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Type Emergency banknote
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Obverse description Violet letterpress text on a light grey underprint with geometric border framing the entire note. The coat of arms of the Spanish Republic is positioned to the left. The overall layout is simple and utilitarian, consistent with wartime emergency issue typography.
Obverse lettering 25 cts. VALE PROVISIONAL Comercio de Ohanes Canjeable Papel Moneda del Estado
(Translation: 25 Centimos Provisional Voucher Commerce of Ohanes Redeemable State Paper Money)
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Ohanes is a small agricultural municipality in Almería province, and like hundreds of Spanish towns it issued its own fractional paper money during the Civil War period when Republican-zone coinage essentially disappeared from circulation after 1936. These hyper-local emissions — often produced on whatever paper and printing equipment was available — were technically illegal under central Republican monetary regulations but tolerated out of practical necessity.

The Gari Morell catalog remains the primary reference for these Andalusian municipal issues, and the 1015-A designation suggests at least one variant exists. Survival rates for Ohanes notes are low; the town's population was small, print runs were modest, and few residents had reason to preserve what was essentially emergency small change.

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