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10 Lire Urbisaglia - n.53
| Issuer | Campo di Concentramento P.G. 53 (Prisoner of War Camp 53, Urbisaglia) |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Value | 10 Lire (10 ITL) |
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| Obverse lettering | CAMPO DI CONCENTRAMENTO P.G.53 BUONO 10 LIRE SERIE: B IL COMANDANTE DEL CAMPO |
| Reverse description | Plain green letterpress design on cream paper within a geometric border of repeated triangular ornaments. The word 'BUONO' is set at the top, with the denomination '10' flanked symmetrically by 'Lire' on each side. Below, a two-line restriction legend and the printer's imprint appear at the foot. |
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Campo 53 at Urbisaglia, housed in the repurposed Abbadia di Fiastra complex in the Marche region, held Allied prisoners — primarily British and Commonwealth — during the Italian war years. These internal scrip notes were a deliberate control mechanism: by paying prisoners in camp currency redeemable only within the wire, the Italian authorities could monitor spending, limit contact with the local civilian economy, and technically comply with Geneva Convention provisions requiring prisoner compensation for labor.
Tolentino, a few kilometers to the southwest, served as the local administrative and printing center for the camp's needs. After Italy's armistice in September 1943, the camp's population and status changed rapidly, and most scrip of this type was abandoned or destroyed rather than formally recalled.