Viscayan Republic coins catalog with values
Viscayan Republic (Euzkadi)
The Republic of Biscay or Republic of
Euskadi is not an independent state, but a region inhabited
predominantly by Basques that proclaimed its autonomy within the
Spanish Republic on October 8, 1936. It included the provinces
of Navarra, Ipuzkoa, Bilbao and Victoria. The Republicans
recognized the autonomy of the Basques because they counted on
their active help in the struggle against the Falangists, who
did not want to hear about any Basque autonomy.
In the person of the Basques, united not so much by socialist
views as by a common national idea, the Frankists found
irreconcilable opponents. The Falangists had an army of 50,000
soldiers and 50 tanks, the Basques - 30,000 infantry and 12
tanks. But there were strong concrete fortifications in the
vicinity of Bilbao that could level this superiority.
However, the decisive factor was air superiority: the Basques
had only 25 airplanes against 150 of the Frankists.
The offensive began on April 1, 1937. At the same time, as a
result of a raid by German pilots from the Condor Legion, the
infamous destruction of the town of Guernica, immortalized by
Picasso in the painting of the same name, took place.
For a month, the enemy advanced only 20 kilometers. But then the
Basques, lacking ammunition and food, began to retreat.
June 20, 1937, the Frankists and Italians entered Bilbao, and
the Republic of Biscay ceased to exist.
The issuance of the Biscayan Republic's own currency was to
eliminate the shortage of money supply. At first checks were
used, then full banknotes (in denominations from 1 to 1000
pesetas) and coins of 1 and 2 pesetas were printed. It was also
planned to issue a coin of 5 pesetas. The banknotes were printed
at the Bilbao printing house, while the coins were printed at
the Royal Mint in Brussels. The first batch of coins arrived in
the Republic on February 11, 1937.
Peseta=100 centimos
2 pesetas 1937
nickel
2 PESETAS 1937
GOBIERNO DE EUZKADI
Value - 10-15 USD
1 peseta 1937
nickel
1 PESETA 1937
GOBIERNO DE EUZKADI
Value - 4-6 USD
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