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10 Kronen/10 Korona Nagymegyer; PoW Camp

Issuer K.u.K. Kriegsgefangenenlager Nagymegyer (Imperial and Royal Prisoner of War Camp Nagymegyer)
Year 1916
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Printer Globus, Budapest
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Obverse description Printed in black on a blue underprint, the obverse carries the Austro-Hungarian Empire coat of arms as a central vignette at the top. All text is rendered in German, with the denomination stated in multiple languages including Cyrillic script. The note is dated 1 July 1916 and bears three signature lines for the Proviant Officer, Camp Commander, and Deposit Manager.
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Reverse description Printed in black on a red underprint, the reverse presents the same Austro-Hungarian Empire coat of arms vignette at top centre, mirroring the obverse layout but with all text in Hungarian. The printer's imprint of Globus Budapest appears at the lower portion of the note, and the denomination is again rendered in multiple scripts including Cyrillic.
Reverse lettering 10 KRUNA 10 KPYHA
Cs.es kir hadifogolytábor
Nagymegyer
Tiz korona
mely összeg a hadifoglyok részéről a táborparancsnokságnál letétbe helyezett vagyonnak egy részét képezi
CSAKIS A HADIFOGOLY-TÁBORBAN ÉRVÉNYE
NAGYMEGYER, 1916.JÚLIUS 1
GAZDÁSZATI TISZT
TÁBORPARANCSNOK
A TABORI ERTEKJEGYEK UTANZASA KATONAI BUNTETOJOGILAG BUNTETTETIK
GLOBUS BUDAPEST
LETÉTKEZELŐ
(Translation: 10 crowns. Imperial and Royal prisoner of war camp Nagymegyer. Ten korona which amount forms part of the assets deposited by the prisoners of war with the camp command. Valid only in the prisoner of war camp. Nagymegyer, 1916 July 1. Economic Officer / Camp Commander / Deposit Manager. Forgery of camp notes is punished by military criminal law.)
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