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1 Lira PoW Camp 32
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento Prigionieri di Guerra N. 32 |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo Concentramento prigionieri di guerra N. 32 - P. M. 3200 CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA N. 32 - P. M. 3200 BUONO per L. 1,00 Il Comandante del Campo VALE SOLO PRESSO LO SPACCIO DEL CAMPO (Translation: Prisoner of war concentration camp no. 32. Voucher for 1 lira. Camp commander. Valid only at the camp canteen.) |
| Reverse description | Completely unprinted purple paper reverse, showing natural fibre texture and age toning consistent with wartime production stock. |
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Italian Prisoner of War camps operated their own internal scrip systems during the Second World War, issuing denominations redeemable only within camp boundaries — a mechanism designed both to prevent hoarding of real currency and to control access to canteen goods. Campo N. 32's exact location remains disputed in the literature; Italian PoW camps bearing this numbering system were distributed across multiple theaters, and documentation from many was destroyed or never formally archived.
Purple paper distinguished lower denominations across several Italian camp series, though whether this was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure or simply the result of available stock is unresolved.