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50 Céntimos Pulpí
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Pulpí |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Size | 80 × 51 mm |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress note with a simple border of repeated ornamental devices framing the entire face. The crowned coat of arms of the Spanish Republic is centered between the denomination legend, with the issuing authority inscription at the top and the place and date of issue below. Signature lines for El Presidente and El Depositario appear in the lower portion, each accompanied by a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 centimos |
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Pulpí is a small municipality in Almería province, and like hundreds of Spanish towns during the Civil War, its local council was forced to improvise fractional currency after coin hoarding stripped the local economy of usable small change. This 50 céntimos piece is among the more obscure examples of that improvisation — Gari Mon lists it, but surviving specimens are rarely traded.
Printing was handled by Tipografía de Alarcón in nearby Águilas, a commercial print shop pressed into monetary service. The result was functional rather than sophisticated.