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50 Céntimos Lliber; Federico Reus

Features

Issuer Municipality of Llíber (Province of Alicante)
Period Second Republic (1936-1939)
Type Emergency banknotes
Year 1937
Value 50 Centimos (0.50 ESP)
Currency Peseta (1936-1939)
Composition Paper
Size 100 × 60 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
475162
References Gari Mon# –
Andreu Garí Berges, Juan Montaner Amorós; 2016. Los billetes: Billetes municipales (guerra civil española) 1936-1939 = The banknotes (2nd Edition). Expo Galería.
, TurróPV# 905
Antoni Turró i Martínez; 1995. El Paper moneda del País Valencià, 1936-1939: i altres signes monetaris emesos durant la guerra 1936-1939 = The paper money of the Valencian Country, 1936-139. Editorial AFERS, Catarroja, Spain.

Obverse

Blue lettering with linear perimeter framing.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FEDERICO REUS
PAGARA AL PORTADOR EN BILLETES DEL BANCO DE ESPAÑA
Cincuenta Céntimos
LLIBER, 1 de Julio de 1937. El Depositario
0,50

Translation:
Federico Reus will pay to the bearer in Bank of Spain banknotes
Fifty Centimos
Lliber, July 1, 1937. The depositary

Reverse

Blue squares designs and face value with blue serial number and issuer name.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Nº 189
LLIBER
50 CENTIMOS

Printer

Imprenta La Gráfica, Elche, Spain

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: Llíber - Province: Alicante - Autonomous community: Valencian Community

 

NOTE: This town did not officially issue any municipal currency, but Mr. Federico Reus, who was the acting mayor and one of the most important merchants in the municipality, put into circulation on July 1, 1937 an issue of paper money with the values ​​of 1 Peseta, 50 Centimos and 25 Centimos for a total amount of 3,500 Pesetas, notes that were the only fractional ones that circulated in this town, since it was accepted and used by the entire population.

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937-Jul-01  2 000

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