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10 Heller Steinklamm Internment Camp
| Issuer | K.K. Internierungsstation Steinklamm (Imperial and Royal Internment Station Steinklamm) |
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| Year | 1915-1918 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on green paper, the voucher is enclosed within a decorative typographic border of repeating ornamental elements. The heading panel at top carries the issuing authority's name in bold letterpress, with the denomination numeral '10' in framed boxes at each upper corner. A central circular vignette in black displays the numeral '10' above the word 'Heller', flanked by foliate scrollwork, set within the body of the redemption text. A lower panel contains the invalidation conditions in smaller type, and a solid black footer bar bears the legend 'LAGERGELD' in bold capitals. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, printed on the same green paper stock as the obverse, with no text, vignette, or ornamentation of any kind. |
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Steinklamm was one of the internment installations operated by the Austro-Hungarian military during the First World War, housing civilian internees — predominantly Italians, Serbs, and Ruthenes deemed security risks after the empire's internal displacement campaigns began in earnest in 1914. Camp scrip like this Heller note circulated exclusively within the wire, functioning as a control mechanism as much as a currency: it prevented internees from accumulating money that could facilitate escape or bribery, and ensured any earnings from camp labor stayed inside the system.
The K.K. designation — kaiserlich und königlich — marks this as a dual-monarchy imperial issue, though in practice these camp currencies were locally administered with minimal central oversight. Green paper was a common production choice across Austrian internment scrip, likely a matter of available stock rather than design intent.