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1 Pfennig Königstein an der Elbe; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Festung Königstein a. d. Elbe |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Kriegsgefangenenlager Festung Königstein a. d. Elbe Der Inhaber dieses Gutscheines erhält gegen Rückgabe desselben von der Kasse des Kriegsgefangenenlagers den Betrag von EIN PFENNIG ausbezahlt. Dieser Schein gilt nur innerhalb des Lagers. Königstein a. d. Elbe, 1. Oktober 1915. C. NAUMANN'S DRUCKEREI, FRANKFURT A. M. |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse in cream paper showing a strong bleed-through impression of the obverse letterpress text and ornamental border, with no intentional design elements applied to this side. |
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Königstein an der Elbe was a clifftop Saxon fortress with a long history of holding high-profile prisoners — August the Strong once kept state enemies there — but by 1915 it was processing Allied officers under German military administration. Camp scrip of this type was issued to prevent prisoners from accessing German commercial currency, a concern that was both economic and security-driven: usable Reichsmarks could fund escape attempts.
C. Naumann's Druckerei in Frankfurt produced several of these camp series, suggesting centralized procurement rather than local improvisation. The 1 Pfennig denomination is the smallest in the Königstein issue.