Complete set of 4 emergency notes: 1, 2, 5 and 10 Centavos 20th of May 1921 – Câmara Municipal de Borba (Front: Coat of arms of the Municipality and the Village of Azambuja. Ornamental denominational design. Back: House in a park (1c); Passos Processionais do Senhor – Processional Steps – Rua 13 de Janeiro (mid 18th century processional chapel (4), designed by architect José Francisco de Abreu) (2c); Fonte das Bicas (Bicas Fountain, 1781) (5c); County government town hall office building – Edifício dos Paços do Concelho de Borba (10c). Watermark: Possibly a weak one. Artist: Alonso. Predominant colours: Red, blue, cream, purple, green, violet, brown and black. Date on the notes: Municipal Senate hearing of 20 May 1921. Period: 1917-1925. Designer: Câmara Municipal de Borba. Signatures: Unidentified (O Tesoureiro – Treasurer); Unidentified (O Presidente da Comissão Executiva (CE)). Issuing authority: Câmara Municipal de Borba, Évora District. Demonetized: Unknown. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: M. Gris & Cº, Lisboa (Lisbon)) AU-UNC
Dimensions (1c): 100 x 65 mm
Dimensions (2c): 100 x 64 mm
Dimensions (5c): 100 x 65 mm
Dimensions (10c): 97 x 63 mm
Catalogue Number: Unknown
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated (AU-UNC / UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Câmara Municipal de Borba. Cintra do Alemtejo. Deliberação de Senado Municipal de 20 de Maio de 1921. Vale 1 Um Centavo, 2 Dois, 5 Cinco, 10 Dez Centavos.
Remark: During the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926), the municipality of Borba 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.
Dimensions (1c): 100 x 65 mm
Dimensions (2c): 100 x 64 mm
Dimensions (5c): 100 x 65 mm
Dimensions (10c): 97 x 63 mm
Catalogue Number: Unknown
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated (AU-UNC / UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Texts: Câmara Municipal de Borba. Cintra do Alemtejo. Deliberação de Senado Municipal de 20 de Maio de 1921. Vale 1 Um Centavo, 2 Dois, 5 Cinco, 10 Dez Centavos.
Remark: During the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926), the municipality of Borba 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.
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