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1 Reichsmark Lagergeld
| Issuer | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Value | 1 Mark (1 RM) |
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| Obverse description | White paper with a large solid red triangle as central underprint, over which black letterpress text is printed. The Wehrmacht eagle clutching a swastika appears as a vignette at lower left. A chain-link border frames the entire note, with a serial number at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; reverse is plain white paper with faint show-through of the obverse letterpress text and red triangle underprint visible from the verso. |
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Lagergeld — literally "camp money" — was issued by the Wehrmacht High Command for use in prisoner-of-war camps under the Geneva Convention framework, which required that POWs receive pay and have access to canteen goods. This note circulated only within the wire, redeemable for tobacco, soap, or small luxuries at the camp store, and was deliberately made non-convertible to prevent escape funds from being accumulated.
The series ran across multiple denominations and remained in continuous production throughout the war. American and British POWs were among the primary recipients, though distribution was inconsistent across camps and often depended on individual commandant policy rather than any uniform Wehrmacht directive.