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5 Pesetas
| Issuer | Banco de España |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 5 Pesetas (5 ESP) |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 BANCO DE ESPAÑA CINCO PESETAS DE CURSO LEGAL BURGOS, 18 DE JULIO DE 1937 EL GOBERNADOR. EL INTERVENTOR. EL CAJERO LIT. M. PORTABELLA - ZARAGOZA (Translation: Bank of Spain Five Pesetas legal tender Burgos, July 18, 1937 The Governor. The Comptroller. The Cashier) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse is centered on the coat of arms of the city of Toledo rendered within a circular vignette, flanked by floral and geometric ornamental designs. The series designation appears in red and the serial number in black. A cautionary anti-counterfeiting legend runs along the lower portion of the note. |
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Issued during the Spanish Civil War under Nationalist-held territory, this note was produced in Zaragoza while the city functioned as a key administrative center for Franco's forces. Portabella was a local commercial printer, not a specialized security press — the lithographic production reflects what was available under wartime conditions, and the technical quality shows it.
Republican-zone and Nationalist-zone currencies circulated in parallel but were mutually non-convertible, a division that hardened as the war progressed. Notes from either side became worthless across the front line.