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1 Mark Halle P.O.W. Camp
| Uitgever | Kommandantur des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers Halle a. S. |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1916 |
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| Waarde | 1 Mark |
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| 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 | Log in om details te zien |
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|---|---|
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Entirely plain, showing the unprinted bright magenta-pink coated cloth substrate with no text, ornamentation, or overprint of any kind. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Handstamp |
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| Opmerkingen |
Prisoner of war camp money from the First World War is inherently provisional — made to solve an immediate administrative problem and never intended to outlast the war. Halle an der Saale held officer prisoners, a distinction that mattered: under the Hague Conventions, officer POWs were entitled to pay and could not be compelled to work, so a functioning internal currency was a genuine operational necessity rather than a token gesture.
The pink cloth substrate sets this issue apart from the more common cardboard and paper camp scrip of the period. The handstamp served as the primary authentication — crude by any standard, but sufficient when the issuing authority and the circulation pool were both confined behind the same wire.