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50 Céntimos Zorita
| Issuer | Zorita, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1936-1939) |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in red on cream card stock, the face is enclosed within a single-line rectangular border. The issuer name 'Hispano del Bergantes' appears in the upper portion in bold serif lettering, with 'ZORITA' centred below in heavier capitals. A small downward-pointing triangle vignette separates the issuer text from the denomination legend 'Vale por 50 céntimos' set in large display type across the lower half. A decorative ruled device composed of horizontal lines flanks the left margin inside the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Hispano del Bergantes ZORITA Vale por 50 céntimos (Translation: Hispano del Bergantes Zorita Voucher for 50 Centimos) |
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Zorita is a small municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura — deep Republican territory during the early phase of the Civil War. Like hundreds of Spanish municipalities in 1937, it was forced to print its own fractional currency after silver and copper coinage vanished almost entirely from circulation, hoarded or melted down as the war disrupted the monetary supply chain. These local emergency issues, collectively known as *billetes de necesidad*, were authorised under a Republican decree that gave municipal councils the legal cover to do what they were already doing out of desperation.
The thick card stock was a practical choice — small paper notes of this size disintegrate quickly in daily use, and municipalities without printing infrastructure often had access to card before they had access to proper banknote paper.