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0.05 Lire Bogliaco; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento Prigionieri di Guerra di Bogliaco |
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| Year | 1939-1943 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress-printed voucher on cream paper, with the full camp title in bold type across the upper portion and the denomination 'BUONO per L. 0,05' in large text to the left. A violet circular handstamp of the camp appears at left, alongside a manuscript serial number; the commandant's handwritten signature appears to the right of the denomination line. The restriction notice is printed along the lower margin, with the serial number repeated at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo Concentramento prigionieri di guerra di BOGLIACO Il Comandante del Campo BUONO per L. 0,05 VALE SOLO PRESSO LO SPACCIO DEL CAMPO (Translation: Prisoner of war concentration camp of Bogliaco. The Camp Commandant. Voucher for 0.05 lire. Valid only at the camp canteen.) |
| Reverse description | Blank face bearing faint show-through of the obverse text and a rough pencil sketch of what appears to be a ship or boat, likely drawn by a prisoner; the paper is aged and toned to a pale yellow with visible fold lines. |
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