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1 Krone Sigmundsherberg; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Offiziersabteilung Kriegsgefangenenlagers Sigmundsherberg |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in red on cream paper, the face of this prisoner-of-war camp payment token is composed exclusively of typographic and geometric letterpress elements without pictorial vignettes. The denomination numeral '1' appears in large bold type at both the left and right corners, each accompanied by the word 'Krone' beneath, while a symmetrical guilloche-style radiating underprint fills the background. The central text block carries the full issuing authority inscription in decorative script across four lines, framed by a plain rectangular border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 Krone Zahlmarke der Offiziersabteilung Kriegsgefangenenlagers Sigmundsherberg N.O. (Translation: Payment token of the Officers' Department of the prisoner of war camp Sigmundsherberg Lower Austria.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, left as plain cream-coloured paper with no text, vignette, or ornamental elements of any kind. |
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