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1 Mark Strasburg; Rumanenkommando XI
| Issuer | Rumänenkommando XI |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress on yellow paper stock, the voucher is framed by a dashed rectangular border. The denomination "Gutschein für 1 Mark" is set in large Gothic typeface across the upper half, with the issuing authority "Rumänenkommando XI" in bold below centre. A circular violet handstamp appears at lower left, and the printer's imprint "Gebr. Saupe, Straßburg." runs along the bottom margin outside the border. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse entirely plain on unprinted yellow paper stock, showing only natural aging and toning consistent with the wartime issue period. |
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Rumanians captured on the Eastern Front during the First World War were organized into labor detachments — Rumänenkommandos — under German military administration. Kommando XI was one such unit, and this note is internal camp currency, issued to control purchasing within the detachment and prevent contact with the civilian money supply. The practice was common across POW and labor camp systems; the notes had no value outside the unit's assigned canteen or stores.
Gebr. Saupe were a Strasbourg commercial printer, not a security printing house. The choice tells you everything about the priority placed on these notes.