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10 Lire Padova; Civilian Internment Camp
| Issuer | Campo di Concentramento Internati Civili Chiesanuova (Padova) |
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| Year | 1939-1943 |
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| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on pale green paper, the voucher is typeset in a plain letterpress style. The heading reads in full capitals across the top, followed by a serial number at lower left, the denomination in bold type, and a central rectangular box reserved for the official stamp ('Bollo d'Ufficio'). A validity clause and the camp commandant's title appear in smaller type at the lower portion of the note, with a faint circular violet official stamp impression visible. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely unprinted, presenting a plain pale green paper surface with a narrow decorative serrated border running along the top and bottom edges. |
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Chiesanuova was a civilian internment camp established in the Padua area under the Italian Fascist regime, primarily used to detain Slovenes, Croats, and other subjects from the occupied territories of Yugoslavia following Italy's 1941 invasion. Camp scrip of this kind was issued to prevent internees from accessing the external economy while still permitting controlled internal exchange — a policy applied across the Italian internment system, though individual camp issues varied considerably in form and survival rate.
Very few of these notes reached collectors through normal channels. Most were either confiscated upon liberation or simply destroyed with the camp records.