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1 Pfennig Neuhammer; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Gefangenenlager Neuhammer |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Papiermark (1914-1923) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gefangenenlager Neuhammer 1 Pfennig Ein Pfennig No Serie I |
| Reverse description | Unprinted plain paper reverse, showing heavy fold lines and general soiling consistent with circulation use. No text, vignette, or decorative elements are present. |
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Neuhammer am Queis (now Świętoszów, Poland) housed one of the larger German prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War, holding primarily Russian and later Romanian captives. Camp-issued Lagergeld of this type served a practical administrative function: it prevented prisoners from accumulating Reichsmark currency that could facilitate escape or black-market dealings with guards, while still allowing internal canteen transactions.
The 1918 date places this issue in the final, chaotic months of the war, when supply disruptions made even small-denomination scrip difficult to redeem for goods. Many issues from this period were never formally cancelled or recalled.