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1 Pfennig Chemnitz; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Gefangenen-Lager Chemnitz (Prisoner of War Camp Chemnitz) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1918 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Yellow-green ground with a dense grass-pattern underprint bearing six Imperial German eagle vignettes at the corners and centre. A central rectangular cartouche with ornate acanthus scroll borders above and below contains the redemption text in blackletter script. Denomination 'Pfennig' appears in each corner with solid black bar numerals '1' at the lateral edges. Printer's imprint at the foot margin. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Pfennig Der Betrag für diesen Gutschein wird bei Entlassung des Gefangenen in bar ausgezahlt, bei Überweisung in ein anderes Lager dahin überwiesen. ALEXANDER WIEDE, CHEMNITZ. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Gefangenen-Lager Chemnitz issued this note in the final year of the war, when the German military's internal camp currency system had become a logistical necessity — ordinary Reichsmark coinage was officially prohibited in PoW camps to prevent hoarding and escape funding. The 1 Pfennig denomination is about as low as camp scrip gets, suggesting it filled a genuine transactional gap in the camp canteen economy rather than serving any symbolic function.
Alexander Wiede was a local Chemnitz commercial printer with no particular specialization in security printing — camp notes at this level were procurement jobs, not prestige commissions.