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1 Pfennig Diedenhofen; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Verwaltungsstelle für Kriegsgefangene Diedenhofen |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Orange letterpress reverse with the same repeating underprint. A central cartouche bears the redemption text in German script, flanked by denomination numerals '1' in solid panels at left and right. Four Lorraine eagle vignettes occupy the corners. At top centre, a crowned imperial vignette with laurel branches above the cartouche. |
| Reverse lettering | Der Betrag für diesen Gutschein wird bei Entlassung des Gefangenen in bar ausgezahlt, bei Überweisung in ein anderes Lager dahin über- wiesen. 1 |
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Diedenhofen — the German name for Thionville in Lorraine — was under German administration during World War I, and this 1 Pfennig note was issued by the prisoner-of-war camp administration there to control internal purchasing among captives. Camp scrip of this type served a deliberate containment function: it prevented prisoners from accumulating Reich currency that could fund escape attempts or be hoarded for use outside the wire.
Denominations this small are among the most fragile survivors of the German PoW camp currency system — handled constantly, rarely preserved.