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50 Céntimos Chiva
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Chiva |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress note printed in black on uncoated paper, with the issuer name 'CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE CHIVA' set in spaced capitals across the top, separated from the body by a double rule. A handwritten serial number appears to the upper right, followed by the denomination legend in large bold type across the centre. Three manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion of the note, each preceded by a printed designation: 'El Alcalde' (the Mayor) at centre, 'El Depositario' at lower left accompanied by an oval official stamp, and 'El Interventor' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Essentially blank reverse on plain uncoated paper, bearing a single partially legible circular violet ink stamp applied off-centre, the only mark on an otherwise uninscribed surface. |
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Chiva is a small municipality in Valencia province, and like hundreds of Spanish towns during the Civil War, its local council — the Consejo Municipal — issued its own fractional currency when the Republican government's coin supply collapsed in 1936–37. These emergency notes, known collectively as papel moneda local, were authorised under Republican decree but produced entirely at the local level, which is why the printing quality, paper stock, and denominations vary so dramatically from one town to the next.
The official stamp is the only security feature, which tells you everything about the production circumstances. Counterfeiting a 50 céntimos note from Chiva was hardly a strategic priority for anyone.