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1 Mark Karlsruhe PoW Camp

Issuer Inspektion der Kriegs-Gefangenenlager des 14. Armeekorps, Karlsruhe
Year 1915
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Currency Papiermark (1914-1923)
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Obverse description Printed in dark blue-black ink on red cloth, the voucher carries the large denomination numeral '1' at lower left alongside the cursive letterpress legend 'Eine Mark' set against a wavy-line underprint. The header bears the disclaimer 'Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel' in Gothic script, with a small decorative vignette above centre. Validity and issuing authority inscriptions appear in the lower right quadrant, with a serial number strip and cross ornaments along the right margin, and the notice 'Gesetzlich geschützt.' at lower left.
Obverse lettering Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel
1 Eine Mark
Gültig nur innerhalb des Lagers,
sonst ohne jeden Wert.
Karlsruhe i. B., 1. Oktober 1915.
Inspektion der Kriegs-Gefangenenlager
des 14. Armeekorps -:- Abrechnungsstelle
Gesetzlich geschützt.
(Translation: Not a public means of payment. 1 One Mark. Valid only within the camp, otherwise without any value. Karlsruhe in Baden, October 1, 1915. Inspection of the Prisoner-of-War Camps of the 14th Army Corps. Settlement Office. Legally protected.)
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Reverse lettering OFFIZIER-GEFANGENENLAGER VOHRENBACH (Schwarzw.)
(Translation: Officer Prisoner-of-War Camp Vöhrenbach (Black Forest).)
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