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1 Penny Palace Internment Camp
| Issuer | Palace Internment Camp |
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| Year | 1940-1942 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain blue-grey paper voucher with all text in black letterpress. Series prefix '1K' appears at upper left, with a hand-stamped serial number at top centre. The camp name 'Palace Internment Camp' is set in bold type at centre, separated by a rule from the denomination line below, where '1d.' flanks 'ONE PENNY' on each side. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1K Palace Internment Camp 1d. ONE PENNY 1d. |
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Palace Internment Camp was one of several facilities established in Britain during the Second World War to hold civilian enemy aliens — predominantly German and Austrian nationals, many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi persecution only to find themselves interned by their host country. The note circulated internally as camp scrip, a common measure used to prevent internees from accumulating sterling that could theoretically aid escape or be passed outside the wire.
The specific camp name suggests Alexandra Palace in North London, which was pressed into use as an internment facility in 1940 during the panic following the fall of France.