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1 Pfennig Brandenburg an der Havel; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Printer | Ambrosius & Co. G.m.b.H., Kirchhain N.L. |
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| Reverse description | Brown ornamental border with interlacing foliate guilloche surrounds a large central oval containing the redemption conditions in Gothic-style typeface. A green diagonal overprint reading 'BRANDENBURG' is applied across the oval text panel. Printer's imprint 'Ambrosius & Co. G.m.b.H. Kirchhain N.L.' appears in small type at the foot. |
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| Signature(s) | Waldhausen and Lorenz |
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The Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps administered prisoner-of-war camps across the Brandenburg military district, and this note — redeemable only within those camps — was part of a purpose-built scrip system designed to prevent captured Allied soldiers from accumulating Reichsmark currency that might fund escape attempts. Ambrosius & Co. in Kirchhain produced a range of these fractional Lagergeld denominations for various corps-level inspectorates during 1917, as the German military standardized its approach to camp currency administration following earlier ad hoc arrangements.
The dual-signature format — Waldhausen and Lorenz — reflects the layered military-civilian authorization typical of corps-level procurement paperwork during this period.