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1 Mark Göttingen; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1917 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Yes |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Brown letterpress print on a yellow-green guilloche underprint, with ornate corner rosettes and interlocking wave-pattern borders framing the entire note. The denomination numeral '1' appears in each of the four corners, while the issuer title 'Kriegsgefangenenlager GÖTTINGEN' is set in script lettering across the upper register. The central value tablet 'Eine Mark' is printed in bold white serif letters within a solid brown rectangular panel, with the place and date 'Göttingen, im Dezember 1917' and the camp currency disclaimer text appearing in smaller type below. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain paper reverse with a single circular violet handstamp applied to the left of centre, partially legible, serving as an authentication or validation control mark for camp use. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Göttingen's prisoner-of-war camp was one of hundreds of German military detention facilities that issued their own internal currency during the First World War — a practical response to the need to prevent prisoners from accumulating Reichsmark that could fund escapes or be smuggled out. Camp scrip circulated only within the wire, redeemable solely at the camp canteen, and was theoretically worthless the moment a prisoner left.
J. C. König & Ebhardt were a Hannover commercial printing house, not a security printer. The handstamp was the only real authentication measure — straightforward to fake, which was understood at the time and considered an acceptable risk given the controlled environment.