country: Spain
denomination: 1 Peseta Civil War Emergency Issue
date: n.d. (1937)
variety: (La Manresana)
grade: uncirculated
weight: 0,899 grams
Adjuntament de
La Manresana
The 1 peseta emergency notes
were issued between 1936 - 1939
The Spanish Civil War raged July 17, 1936 until April 1939 between the
Republicans, the legally elected central
government and the conservative elements known
as the Nationalists. The Nationalists were led
by General Francisco Franco and were
conservatives composed of the military, Catholic
clergy, monarchists, businessmen and landowners.
The Republicans consisted of the more liberal
elements of Spanish society including landless
peasants, intellectuals, urban workers, and a
mixed bag of political entities including
anarchists and various socialist and communist
groups. The revolt against the elected
Republicans started in Spanish Morocco on July
17, 1936 where General Franco was based and
quickly spread to the rest of mainland Spain.
In this ideological conflict, the Nationalists
were supported by fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
while the Republicans were supported by the
Soviet Union and a number of international
brigades which consisted of foreign volunteers
and mercenaries. During the conflict, coins and
metals were in short supply and circulating
coins rapidly disappeared from circulation.
When the Civil War began, the Republicans were
in the process of withdrawing silver coins of
the monarchy from circulation and replacing them
with cheaper metal coins. With the growing
uncertainty of the Civil War, the local
population also started hoarding circulating
coins adding to the coin scarcity. To support
daily commerce, municipalities and private
entities started issuing small notes as a means
of making change. 12,6 cm, 6,9 cm
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