60 Centimos Allegory

Issued during the Spanish Civil War by a municipality or local entity cut off from reliable coin supply, this cardboard emergency piece reflects the Republican zone's chronic shortage of small change after 1936. Metal had been diverted to the war effort, and the Nationalist blockade of supply chains made restocking impossible. Local authorities improvised with printed pasteboard in denominations that could handle everyday transactions.

Miró catalogues dozens of these regional emissions, many surviving only in tiny quantities. Cardboard wears and disintegrates; pieces in presentable condition are genuinely scarce.