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50 Centimos 17th Works and Fortifications Battalion
| Issuer | 17th Works and Fortifications Battalion (Batallón de Obras y Fortificaciones n.º 17) |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | Batallón de Obras y Fortificaciones n.º 17 El Pagador-Habilitado de este Batallón, pagará del Fondo de Reserva, al portador, la cantidad de 50 CTS. Albacete, Octubre 1937. EL PAGADOR HABILITADO EL MAYOR JEFE EL COMISARIO DELEGADO (Translation: 17th Works and Fortifications Battalion. The Paymaster of this Battalion will pay from the Reserve Fund, to the bearer, the amount of 50 Centimos. Albacete, October 1937. The Authorized Payman. The Major Commander. The Deputy Commissioner.) |
| Reverse description | Blue letterpress print on grey underprint. The back carries a full text block within a square geometric border, setting out the conditions of validity and circulation of the voucher within the battalion. Printer's imprint appears at the foot. |
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The Batallones de Obras y Fortificaciones were Republican military engineering units, and their issuance of fractional emergency currency in 1937 reflects the acute small-change shortage that plagued the Republican zone throughout the Civil War. With the peseta fragmenting along political and geographical lines, individual units, municipalities, and trade unions all filled the void independently — this battalion being no exception.
Artes Gráficas Hijo de Constantino Sánchez in Almansa was a provincial commercial printer, not a security specialist. The production limitations show in surviving examples.