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50 Céntimos Villajoyosa
| Issuer | Consejo Municipal de Villajoyosa |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Size | 105 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue ink on cream paper, the note is framed by a thin rectangular border with decorative corner pillar motifs and small diamond ornaments at the lower corners. Denomination panels reading "=50= céntimos" flank a central upper vignette of a radiant rising sun over a horizon line. Below, a scrollwork cartouche bears the issuer's name in calligraphic script, followed by the payment obligation text and date in italic letterpress, with two manuscript signature lines at the foot identifying the Consejero General and the Consejero de Economía. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONSEJO MUNICIPAL de VILLAJOYOSA 50 Cèntimos (Translation: Municipal Council of Villajoyosa 50 Centimos) |
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Villajoyosa — a small coastal town in Alicante province — was one of hundreds of Spanish municipalities that issued emergency fractional currency during the Civil War after the Republic's metal coinage effectively vanished from circulation by mid-1936. The Consejo Municipal issues were purely local instruments, accepted within the town and worthless beyond it. Many were printed on whatever stock was available, which is why paper quality and ink consistency vary so sharply within a single series.
The Gari Montllor catalogue remains the definitive reference for these municipal Spanish Civil War emissions, and the -B suffix on this listing indicates a recognized variety within the type.