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1 Mark Cottbus; PoW Camp

Emittente Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps
Anno 1917
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Descrizione del dritto Black letterpress printing over a dense blue guilloche underprint with ornamental side panels. A central oval vignette carries the denomination '1 MARK 1' in bold numerals flanked by decorative lozenges, surmounted by the issuing authority's title in Gothic script across the upper field. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central vignette alongside the issue date, with a serial number printed in black at the foot of the note.
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Legenda del rovescio Dieser Gutschein gilt im Bereich des III. Armeekorps als Zah-lungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene und wird bei Vorlage gegen kursfähiges Geld eingelöst: 1. bei dem nächsten Arbeitgeber, der Kriegsge-fangene aus dem Inspektionsbereich beschäftigt, 2. bei der aufgedruckten Lagerkommandantur, 3. bei allen anderen Lagerkommandanturen des Inspektionsbereichs. Solche befinden sich in Brandenburg a.H., Cottbus, Crossen a.O., Frankfurt a.O., Guben, Havelberg. Briefadresse: Bankabteilung der Lagerkommandantur.
Ambrosius & Co. GmbH, Kirchhain N.L.
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(Translation: This voucher serves as payment for prisoners of war within the area of the III Army Corps and can be redeemed for current currency upon presentation: 1. at the nearest employer employing prisoners of war from the inspection area, 2. at the camp commandant's office printed on the voucher, 3. at any other camp commandant's office within the inspection area. These are located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Cottbus, Crossen an der Oder, Frankfurt an der Oder, Guben, and Havelberg. Mailing address: Bank Department of the Camp Commandant's Office.)
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The III. Armeekorps prisoner-of-war camp scrip system was a deliberately closed monetary circuit — notes issued by the Inspektion could only be spent within designated canteens, preventing prisoners from accumulating Reichsmark currency that might assist an escape attempt or be exploited upon repatriation. The 1 Mark denomination sat at the practical upper end of daily canteen transactions for most enlisted prisoners.

Ambrosius & Co. in Kirchhain, Niederlausitz, handled a number of regional camp scrip contracts during the war years. Their production was functional rather than security-focused — counterfeiting by prisoners was a real if minor concern, but the closed circulation environment made sophisticated anti-forgery measures largely unnecessary.