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1 Krone Hart bei Amstetten; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Offiziersabteilung des Kriegsgefangenenlagers Harth bei Amstetten |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1914-1918 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Yes |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 1 Krone ZAHLMARKE DER OFFIZIERSABTEILUNG DES KRIEGSGEFANGENENLAGERS HARTH BEI AMSTETTEN (Translation: 1 krone coupon of the officers' department of the prisoner of war camp Harth near Amstetten.) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain white paper with no printed design; obverse impression faintly visible in reverse as a show-through of the letterpress printing. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
Hart bei Amstetten, in Lower Austria, housed one of the many Austro-Hungarian prisoner-of-war camps that issued their own internal scrip during the First World War. These camp currencies were administrative necessities — they prevented prisoners from accumulating imperial coinage that could fund escape attempts or be smuggled out, while still allowing limited canteen transactions within the wire. The Offiziersabteilung designation is significant: this was the officers' section, which under the 1907 Hague Convention was entitled to separate quarters and pay, giving the scrip an economic function beyond mere token rationing.
Campbell 1386 is among the scarcer Austrian camp issues, with the Amstetten group poorly documented compared to the larger Austro-Hungarian installations.