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1 Pfennig Göttingen; PoW Camp

Issuer Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen
Year 1917
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Brown letterpress on green guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '1' appears in each corner, flanked by ornamental rosette borders. A central rectangular panel carries the denomination legend 'Ein Pfennig' in bold lettering, with the issuer inscription 'Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen' arched above; below, the place and date of issue are printed, followed by a two-line legal text restricting the note's validity to use within the camp. A violet handstamp impression reading 'Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen' is applied diagonally across the face.
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Kriegsgefangenenlager
GÖTTINGEN
Ein Pfennig
Göttingen, im Dezember 1917.
Dieses Lagergeld gilt nur als Zahlungsmittel im Lager Einlösung erfolgt nur durch das Gefangenenlager Göttingen
(Translation: Göttingen prisoner of war camp. One pfennig. Göttingen, December 1917. This camp currency is valid only as payment within the camp. Redemption is only possible through the Göttingen prisoner of war camp.)
Reverse description Reverse is unprinted, presenting plain cream-coloured paper with no design elements, text, or ornamentation.
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