Set of four emergency notes: 1, 2, 4 and 10 Centavos 1920s – Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso (Front: 1c: Statue of the Count of São Bento (Manuel José Ribeiro - 1807/1893). 2c: Church of the Monastery of Saint Benedict – Igreja do Mosteiro de São Bento – Santo Tirso; 4c: Old metal bridge over the Ave River (Rio Ave); 10c: Estação ferroviária (train station) de Santo Tirso (Thyrso). Back: Floral denomination designs. Watermark: N/a. Predominant colours: Brown, green, blue and red. Date of issue: Without the Municipal hearing, ca. 1920s. Period: 1917-1925. Designer: Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso. Signature(s): None. Issuing authority: Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso, Porto Metro. Demonetized: Yes. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Unknown) AU-UNC
Feature: Cold embossed seals are present on all of the notes except on the 10 centavo note. All notes are stamped with serial numbers. See the photo for WYSIWYG.
Serial Nos: 56834, 88921, 100059, 131501
Dimensions: 90 x 62 mm
Catalogue Number: Unknown
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated (AU-UNC/UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso. Vale 1 Um Centavo, 2 Dois, 4 Quatro, 10 Dez Centavos.
Remark: During the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926), the municipality of Santo Tirso experienced an acute shortage of fractional metallic currency, which disrupted ordinary commercial activity. To mitigate this problem, the City Hall authorized the issuance of municipal banknotes as a form of emergency fiduciary currency. These issuances were considered illegal, since only the Casa da Moeda of Portugal had the legal authority to issue currency. However, their acceptance was based on practical necessity and the trust of the local population. Despite the formal ban on their circulation in 1924, these instruments remained in use following the Revolution of 28 May 1926, only disappearing definitively with the mass introduction of low-denomination metal currency.
Feature: Cold embossed seals are present on all of the notes except on the 10 centavo note. All notes are stamped with serial numbers. See the photo for WYSIWYG.
Serial Nos: 56834, 88921, 100059, 131501
Dimensions: 90 x 62 mm
Catalogue Number: Unknown
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated (AU-UNC/UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso. Vale 1 Um Centavo, 2 Dois, 4 Quatro, 10 Dez Centavos.
Remark: During the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926), the municipality of Santo Tirso experienced an acute shortage of fractional metallic currency, which disrupted ordinary commercial activity. To mitigate this problem, the City Hall authorized the issuance of municipal banknotes as a form of emergency fiduciary currency. These issuances were considered illegal, since only the Casa da Moeda of Portugal had the legal authority to issue currency. However, their acceptance was based on practical necessity and the trust of the local population. Despite the formal ban on their circulation in 1924, these instruments remained in use following the Revolution of 28 May 1926, only disappearing definitively with the mass introduction of low-denomination metal currency.
