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1 Centavo Elvas, Albergue e Azylo Elvenses
| Issuer | Albergue e Azylo Elvenses, Elvas |
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| Reference(s) | MA#810 |
| Obverse description | Plain cream paper note with a simple letterpress-printed rectangular border composed of a dotted-line inner frame and a zigzag outer rule. The issuer's name 'Albergue e Azylo Elvenses' appears in Gothic-style lettering at the top, followed by the denomination legend 'SENHA de 1 centavo' in large bold type at centre, with the written-out value '(UM CENTAVO)' below. Series letter and serial number are printed at the lower left and right respectively. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain, printed on the same cream stock, with a simple rectangular border faintly visible. Two handwritten ink signatures appear across the centre of the note, along with an oval violet ink validation stamp, serving as the authorising endorsement. |
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Albergue e Azylo Elvenses was a charitable institution in Elvas, Portugal — a shelter and asylum in the literal sense, housing the indigent and infirm. During the severe coin shortages that plagued Portugal in the early twentieth century, particularly around and after World War One, many municipalities, religious bodies, and private charitable organizations issued their own cédulas or emergency fractional notes to keep small transactions moving. This note is one of those stop-gap instruments, authenticated by hand signature and local ink stamp rather than any central printing authority.
The MA#810 reference places it within Manuel Artur Norton's catalog of Portuguese local issues — a collecting area where provenance and condition vary wildly, and where genuine circulation wear is actually expected.