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50 Céntimos Almadenejos
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Almadenejos |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 50 Centimos (0.50 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Printed on pale yellow card stock in black letterpress, the note carries the issuer name 'CONSEJO MUNICIPAL' and 'ALMADENEJOS' in bold uppercase lettering, each separated by a thin horizontal rule. Below, the denomination 'Vale por 50 céntimos' appears in a mixed serif typeface, followed by a large typeset serial number prefixed 'Nº'. The emission date 'Emisión Noviembre 1937.' is set in italic type at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, presenting a plain pale yellow card surface devoid of any text, imagery, or ornamental elements. |
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Almadenejos is a tiny municipality in Ciudad Real province, sitting near the Almadén mercury mining district — one of the richest mercury deposits ever worked. During the Spanish Civil War, hundreds of Spanish municipalities issued their own emergency small-change notes (the so-called billetes locales) when Republican-zone coinage essentially disappeared from circulation, hoarded or melted. The Consejo Municipal replaced the elected Ayuntamiento under Republican wartime administration, and its name on the note signals 1937 issue timing precisely.
The Gari Monetary catalogue entry remains unnumbered, suggesting this piece was recorded late or from a single known example. Civil War local issues from villages this small frequently survive in single digits.