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10 Centimes - Le Havre Camp des abattoirs
| Issuer | Dépôt de Prisonniers de Guerre du Havre - Camp des Abattoirs |
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| Year | 1916-1918 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed voucher on orange-red paper with black ink, framed by a dotted border. The issuing authority's name and camp designation appear at the top, with the denomination «VALEUR O FR. 10» in large bold type at centre; the denomination is repeated in smaller type at lower left and right. A small circular vignette bearing the French Republic's emblem is positioned at lower left, accompanied by a manuscript signature of the Depot Commander to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | DÉPOT DE PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE DU HAVRE CAMP DES ABATTOIRS VALEUR O FR. 10 O FR. 10 -------------- O FR. 10 LE COMMANDANT DU DÉPOT, (Translation: Prisoner of War Depot of Le Havre. Abattoirs Camp. Value of 10 centimes. The depot commander.) |
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Le Havre's Camp des Abattoirs — literally the slaughterhouse camp — was one of several French prisoner-of-war facilities that issued its own fractional scrip when the wartime coin shortage made small change practically impossible to source. These camp-specific emissions were never formally authorized at the national level; local commandants improvised, and the results varied wildly in printing quality and material.
The 10 centimes denomination is the smallest in this series, which meant heaviest use and the highest attrition rate. Survivors in any condition are genuinely scarce.