Modify or add data on this page

1 Peseta Bescanó

1 Peseta (Bescanó) - obverse1 Peseta (Bescanó) - reverse

© oynbcn (CC0)

Features

Issuer Municipality of Bescanó (Province of Girona)
Period Second Republic (1936-1939)
Type Emergency banknotes
Year 1937
Value 1 Peseta (1 ESP)
Currency Peseta (1936-1939)
Composition Paper
Size 104 × 59 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
330897
References Turró# 430
Antoni Turró i Martínez; 2007. Les Emissions Monetàries oficials de la Guerra Civil (1936-1939): I: Andorra, Illes Balears i Catalunya (Generalitat i Locals) = The official Monetary Issues of the Civil War (1936-1939). Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, Spain.
, Gari Mon# 328-A
Andreu Garí Berges, Juan Montaner Amorós; 2016. Los billetes: Billetes municipales (guerra civil española) 1936-1939 = The banknotes (2nd Edition). Expo Galería.

Obverse

Coat of Arms of the "Generalitat de Catalunya" and lettering framed by linear design and red exterior frame

Script: Latin

Lettering:
L'AJUNTAMENT DE BESCANO
pagarà al portador Una Pesseta
Bescanó, 20 Maig 1937

Translation:
The City Council of Bescanó
will pay the bearer One Peseta
Bescano May 20, 1937

Reverse

Banknote divided vertically into two parts by ornamental design, on the right municipal stamp

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AJUNTAMENT DE BESCANÓ
1 PESSETA

Translation:
City Council of Bescanó
1 Peseta

Comments

Local Spanish Civil War banknotes: Created by municipalities, cooperatives, unions and other organizations due to the scarcity of fiduciary currency in small purchases and exchanges during the Spanish Civil War.

Municipality: Bescanó - Province: Girona - Autonomous community: Catalonia

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937-May-20  5 000

Get this banknote

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 95 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Discuss or ask a question

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a set with this type
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Cite this page: https://numista.com/330897 (copy permalink) Permalink copied
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)