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50 Céntimos Zarra
| Issuer | Zarra, Municipality of |
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| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain paper note printed in black letterpress, with the issuer's name 'Lorenzo Muñoz' set in large roman type across the upper half, followed by 'Carnicería — ZARRA' in a smaller line below. The denomination 'Vale 50 cts.' appears in bold lettering across the lower half. A simple geometric border composed of repeated circular and diamond-shaped ornamental devices frames all four sides of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper bearing a handwritten manuscript signature in black ink across the upper portion, accompanied by an elaborate flourish below. A small oval rubber stamp with the initials 'L.M.' is impressed in violet ink near the lower centre, serving as a validation mark. |
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Zarra is a small municipality in the province of Valencia, and like dozens of similarly sized Spanish towns, it issued its own fractional emergency currency during the Civil War — the central government's inability to maintain adequate coin supply in Republican-held territories forced local authorities to fill the gap with paper. These municipal emissions were typically authorized under the decree of August 1936 and were valid only within the issuing locality.
Gari Mon #1653-B indicates a catalogued variant, suggesting at least one other known type for this denomination from the same issuer — likely differing in ink color, stamp, or signature.