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50 Céntimos Mazarrón
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Mazarrón |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Value | 50 Centimos (0.50 ESP) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress note printed in green on plain paper within a dotted geometric border, arranged in a certificate-style layout. The issuing authority, denomination in bold, and series letter at upper left are printed in a formal typeface, with a blue handstamp serial number applied at upper right. Signature lines for the Mayor and the Depositary appear in italic script below the denomination, with a guarantee clause at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Serie A Consejo Municipal MAZARRON — DEPOSITARIA (Murcia) Emisión 1937 Certificado papel moneda depositado en este Municipio 50 céntimos De curso legal en esta localidad El Alcalde El Depositario Garantizado con billetes del Banco de España (Translation: Series A / Municipal Council / MAZARRÓN — DEPOSITARY / (Murcia) Issue 1937 / Paper money certificate deposited in this Municipality / 50 Céntimos Legal tender in this town / The Mayor The Depositary / Guaranteed with banknotes from the Bank of Spain) |
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Mazarrón, a small mining town in Murcia, was one of hundreds of Spanish municipalities forced to issue emergency paper fractional currency during the Civil War after Republican authorities struggled to maintain a functioning coin supply. Silver had been hoarded or melted, and the Nationalist blockade made resupply impossible. Local councils stepped in — with wildly varying degrees of printing sophistication.
The Gari Mon #903-B designation indicates a recognized variant within the Mazarrón series, suggesting at least two distinct emissions from this council. Paper quality on these municipally-issued notes was often poor, sourced locally under wartime conditions, and many survivors show brittleness along the folds.