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1 Mark Cassel PoW Camp
| Issuer | Gefangenen-Lager Cassel (Prisoner of War Camp Kassel) |
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| Year | 1915-1918 |
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| Value | 1 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Printed in orange and purple on white paper, the note carries an intricate guilloche underprint at centre. The denomination "EINE MARK" is printed in large bold letters, with the value "1 MARK" repeated in each corner. Two Imperial German eagles appear at the lower left and right flanking the issuer name "CASSEL". A black serial number and series number are printed at the top, with a blue handstamp applied across the upper portion. |
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| Reverse lettering | MARK 1 MARK GEFANGENEN-LAGER GUT FÜR EINE MARK CASSEL Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel. (Translation: Prisoner of War Camp. Good for one mark. Not legal tender.) |
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German PoW camp money occupies a peculiar corner of notaphily — these were internal scrip issued under direct military authority, legally binding within the wire but worthless outside it. Kassel held Allied prisoners throughout the war, and the camp's administration issued denomination-specific scrip to control purchasing within canteen facilities, prevent hoarding of Reich currency, and limit escape utility of any money a prisoner might accumulate.
Printed locally rather than through a commercial security printer, the production values are correspondingly crude. Paper consistency and ink quality vary across surviving examples in ways that suggest small, irregular print runs rather than a single authorized edition.