| Issuer | Catalonia, Autonomous Region of |
| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 5 Pesetas (5 ESP) |
| Currency | Peseta (1936-1939) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 168 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#S592 |
| Obverse description | Coat of arms of Catalonia next to an ear of wheat and a hammer, allegories of agriculture and industry |
| Reverse description | Allegory of the ongoing war, represented by rifles in a beam, a machine gun and the figures of a young worker with a fixed key in his right hand on the background of factories symbolizing industry, and a young farmer with a sheaf under his right arm and a sickle in his left hand on a background of ears of wheat, symbolizing agriculture. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5
GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
La tresoreria de la Generalitat reconeix a favor del portador la
quantitat de
CINC PESSETES
en virtut del Decret del 21 setembre 1936
Barcelona, 25 setembre 1936
BITLLET DE CURS OBLIGATORI A CATALUNYA (Translation: Generalitat de Catalunya The Treasury of the Generalitat recognizes in favor of the bearer the amount of Five Pesetas by virtue of the Decree of September 21, 1936 Barcelona, September 25, 1936 Mandatory course banknote in Catalonia) |
| Reverse lettering | Serie B
5
Qualsevol intent de resistència o falsificació per tal de
dificultar o pertorbar la circulació d`aquests bitllets, serà
castigat amb les màximes sancions aplicables en temps de
guerra.
(Article quart del Decret del 21 de setembre del 1936.) (Translation: Any attempt of resistance or counterfeiting in order to difficulty or disrupt the circulation of these banknotes shall be punished with the maximum penalties applicable in war times. (Article four of the Decree of September 21, 1936).) |
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| Catalog ID | 6068022530 |
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