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1 Pfennig Salzwedel; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Mannschaftsgefangenenlager Salzwedel |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress on cream paper with a decorative border. The denomination '1 Pfg.' appears in two octagonal vignettes flanking the central '·EIN· PFENNIG·' inscription, with the camp name 'Mannschaftsgefangenenlager SALZWEDEL' at top. Date 'Salzwedel, den 1. Januar 1916' and the Kommandant's manuscript signature appear below, with a serial number printed vertically at right and a redemption notice in small italic text at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Mannschaftsgefangenenlager SALZWEDEL 1 Pfg. ·EIN· PFENNIG· Salzwedel, den 1. Januar 1916. Der Kommandant Dieses Lagergeld gilt nur als Zahlungsmittel im Lager und bei den für Arbeitskommandos bezeichneten Verkaufsstellen. Einlösung erfolgt nur durch das Gefangenenlager Salzwedel. Scheine bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst. |
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Mannschaftsgefangenenlager Salzwedel was an enlisted men's prisoner-of-war camp in the Altmark region of Prussia, holding primarily Russian, French, and British captives during the First World War. Camp-issued Lagergeld like this 1 Pfennig note was a deliberate policy instrument: by restricting prisoners to an internal scrip redeemable only within the camp canteen, German authorities prevented the accumulation of Reichsmark that might fund an escape attempt.
The 1916 dating places this note in the period of maximum camp population, when the German POW system was absorbing hundreds of thousands of men from the Eastern Front collapse.