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10 Groszy Oflag II-D
| Issuer | Bank Obozu II D (POW Camp Bank, Oflag II-D) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse lettering | SERJA A BANK OBOZU II D ZARZAD PRAWNY ŚRODEK PŁATNICZY 16 X 1944 W OBOZIE II D |
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| Protection type | Hand-stamp |
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Oflag II-D was a German prisoner-of-war camp for Polish officers located at Gross Born (now Borne Sulinowo) in Pomerania. Camp scrip of this type was introduced to prevent prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks — and by extension, meaningful escape funds. The "Bank Obozu" designation was nominal; there was no banking infrastructure, only a controlled internal economy designed to keep currency usefulness confined to the wire.
The hand-stamp security feature is the entire authentication mechanism — no plate printing, no serial numbering. Forgery within the camp was reportedly attempted regardless.