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5 Céntimos Sadurní d'Anoia
| Issuer | Consell Municipal de Sadurní d'Anoia |
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| Value | 5 Centimos (0.05 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Plain white card stock with all text printed in red letterpress. The issuing authority 'CONSELL MUNICIPAL' appears in bold capitals at the top, with 'Sadurní d'Anoia' in smaller type below. The denomination numeral '5' is printed in a large bold typeface at centre, flanked by the text 'Val per' to the left and 'Cèntims' to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSELL MUNICIPAL Sadurní d'Anoia Val per 5 Cèntims (Translation: Municipal Council Sadurní d'Anoia Valid for 5 Centimes) |
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Sadurní d'Anoia — better known today as Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the centre of Catalan cava production — issued a series of small emergency fractional notes during the Spanish Civil War under the Republican municipal council. These vales or bitllets locals filled the void left by a near-total collapse of metallic coinage, hoarded almost immediately once war began in 1936. Municipal emissions of this kind were technically irregular but tacitly permitted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, which had broader problems to manage.
At 42 × 27 mm, this is among the smallest paper money formats produced in the conflict — the thick card stock was a practical response to the note's tiny dimensions, giving it enough body to survive brief but intense circulation.