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1 Rupee Bangalore; PoW Camps
| Uitgever | Prisoners of War Camp, Bangalore (Group I) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1941-1945 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 1 Rupee |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Green letterpress print on paper with an overall guilloche underprint forming a decorative border and central background pattern. The denomination "ONE RUPEE" is printed in large black letters across the centre, with "Re.1" appearing in boxed panels at left and right. A red overprint reads "Group I Bangalore" across the middle, with "PRISONERS OF WAR" arching along the top and "CAMP" at the foot. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain unprinted reverse of aged cream-buff paper, showing natural foxing, crease lines, and handling wear consistent with circulation use in a wartime camp environment. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Bangalore's PoW camp scrip occupies a specific and well-documented niche in wartime internment currency. British Indian authorities issued camp money to restrict prisoner purchasing power to approved canteen goods, preventing contact with the local economy and reducing escape incentives — a logic applied across internment systems from Europe to the Pacific.
Group I designation distinguishes the issuing administration from later organisational subdivisions as camp populations shifted during the war. The notes circulated within the wire and had no value outside it.