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5 Céntimos Noalejo
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Noalejo |
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| Value | 5 Centimos (0.05 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in dark red on cream card stock, the obverse carries the issuer name 'Consejo Municipal' in large serif letters across the upper portion, with 'Noalejo' centered below in smaller type, separated from the denomination line by a horizontal rule. The value 'Vale 5 cts.' is set in bold letterpress type in the lower half. Repetitive ornamental border strips composed of small geometric units and a central leaf motif run along the top and bottom edges. |
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| Obverse lettering | Consejo Municipal Noalejo Vale 5 cts. (Translation: Municipal Council Noalejo Value 5 Centimos) |
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Noalejo is a small municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, and like hundreds of Spanish towns during the Civil War years, its local council issued fractional emergency currency when Republican-zone coin shortages became acute — typically from 1936 onward. These consejo municipal notes were purely local instruments, valid only within the issuing township, and most circulated into near-destruction before hostilities ended.
Thick card stock was the typical substrate for these micro-denominations precisely because it survived handling better than thin paper. Few archives tracked print runs for issues at this level of local government.