Tarragona is a city in the east of Spain inhabited
by 131,507 people nowadays. It
belongs to the region Catalonia, in the south of it.
Tarragona is on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the Costa Dorada, and is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.The first settlers were Iberians, who had commercial contact with Greeks and Phoenicians. After the Second Punic War, the current Tarragona (Tarraco) was founded, linked to the Scipio. During the Roman Empire was one of the main cities of Hispania, capital of the province Hispania Citerior Tarraconensis.Later it was conquered by the Visigoths and King Euric and then, by the Muslims. From
the ninth century there were campaigns of Reconquista and Borrell II
was proclaimed "Prince of Tarragona", although the Christian domain was
precarious until the eleventh century In 1129, St. Olegario, archbishop
of Tarragona, gave the city as an ecclesiastical principality to the
Norman mercenary Robert Bordet, to colonize the city. The
differences between the Generalitat of Catalonia and John II of Aragon
provoked a civil war, besieging the troops of John II in 1462 the city,
plunging Tarragona into the most absolute decadence. During
the War of the Reapers suffered two sites and in the War of Succession
parts of the city were destroyed, being rebuilt and fortified and there
were also pirate attacks and epidemics. During the War of Independence Tarragona was filled with misery and hunger. The presence of the port was decisive for the trade of Tarragona and its improvements modernized the city. The
civil war seriously damaged the city and in the 50's some chemical
industries began to settle in the area, increasing the population, due
to immigration. At
present, it is the second Spanish port by number of tons per year and
in 2018 it was celebrated in the Mediterranean Games city of 2018.
This
banknotes worth 25 céntimos was first circulated in May the 18th 1937.
On
the main side left it can be seen Tarragona's coat of arms. In the upper part appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the entity which coined the banknotes in Catalan (Ajuntamente
de Tarragona). In the right there's a 25 and a text saying that the bearer accredits the value of the city hall ticket. The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote appears the written value of the banknote, a 25 and decorative elements like branches and two wind roses. Moreover there's a text saying that the banknote emition was passed by the local council in May the 17th 1937 This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 7.8 cm x 4 cm.
A bit about Tarragona
Tarragona is on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the Costa Dorada, and is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.The first settlers were Iberians, who had commercial contact with Greeks and Phoenicians. After the Second Punic War, the current Tarragona (Tarraco) was founded, linked to the Scipio. During the Roman Empire was one of the main cities of Hispania, capital of the province Hispania Citerior Tarraconensis.Later it was conquered by the Visigoths and King Euric and then, by the Muslims. From
the ninth century there were campaigns of Reconquista and Borrell II
was proclaimed "Prince of Tarragona", although the Christian domain was
precarious until the eleventh century In 1129, St. Olegario, archbishop
of Tarragona, gave the city as an ecclesiastical principality to the
Norman mercenary Robert Bordet, to colonize the city. The
differences between the Generalitat of Catalonia and John II of Aragon
provoked a civil war, besieging the troops of John II in 1462 the city,
plunging Tarragona into the most absolute decadence. During
the War of the Reapers suffered two sites and in the War of Succession
parts of the city were destroyed, being rebuilt and fortified and there
were also pirate attacks and epidemics. During the War of Independence Tarragona was filled with misery and hunger. The presence of the port was decisive for the trade of Tarragona and its improvements modernized the city. The
civil war seriously damaged the city and in the 50's some chemical
industries began to settle in the area, increasing the population, due
to immigration. At
present, it is the second Spanish port by number of tons per year and
in 2018 it was celebrated in the Mediterranean Games city of 2018.War paper-money
The city of Tarragona coined banknotes of 25 céntimos as 1 peseta.25 céntimos (veinticinco céntimos/vint·i·cinc centims)
This
banknotes worth 25 céntimos was first circulated in May the 18th 1937.
On
the main side left it can be seen Tarragona's coat of arms. In the upper part appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the entity which coined the banknotes in Catalan (Ajuntamente
de Tarragona). In the right there's a 25 and a text saying that the bearer accredits the value of the city hall ticket. The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote appears the written value of the banknote, a 25 and decorative elements like branches and two wind roses. Moreover there's a text saying that the banknote emition was passed by the local council in May the 17th 1937 This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this
banknote is 7.8 cm x 4 cm. 
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