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1 Mark Eglosheim; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenen-Lager Eglosheim |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in black letterpress on yellow paper, the note carries the camp designation 'Kriegsgefangenen-Lager Eglosheim.' in Gothic Fraktur script at the top, followed by the denomination 'Gut für 1 Mark' in bold type at centre. The lower portion bears the legend 'Lagergeld.' and the validity clause 'Hat nur innerhalb des Lagers Gültigkeit.' in a smaller Gothic typeface, with a decorative serrated border framing the entire face. |
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| Reverse description | Completely plain, printed on the same yellow paper stock as the obverse, with no text, vignette, or overprint of any kind. |
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Eglosheim, a small town near Ludwigsburg in Württemberg, hosted a prisoner-of-war camp during the First World War, and like dozens of similar German facilities, it issued its own internal currency to manage the economic life of the camp — preventing prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks that could fund escape attempts or black-market dealings with guards. These camp notes had no value beyond the wire.
The yellow paper stock used for this denomination was a deliberate denomination marker, not an aesthetic choice — color-coding reduced the risk of forgery and simplified transactions between prisoners and canteen staff who may have shared no common language.