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10 Pfennig Italiener Kommando XVI
| Issuer | 1./2. Italiener Kommando XVI, Belgien (German Prisoner of War Camp Administration) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 1./2. Italiener Kommando XVI BELGIEN 10 Pfg. ZEHN PFENNIG Brüssel, den 1. August 1918 Der Führer der Bewach.-Komp. Dieser Schein hat nur in den Lagern des 1./2. Italiener Kommandos XVI im Verkehr zwischen den Lagerverwaltungen und Gefangenen Gültigkeit. Scheine, bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst. (Translation: 1st/2nd Italian Command XVI Belgium. Ten pfennig. Brussels, August 1, 1918. The leader of the Guard Company. This note is only valid in the camps of the 1st/2nd Italian Command XVI for transactions between the camp administrations and prisoners. Notes with entirely or partially missing numbers will not be redeemed.) |
| Reverse description | Reverse printed on plain uncoated paper, completely blank, showing natural aging and creasing consistent with wartime camp currency. |
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Prisoner-of-war camp scrip issued in Belgium during the final year of the First World War, denominated in Pfennig to keep Italian prisoners economically isolated from the local Belgian economy. The XVI Kommando designation indicates a specific administrative district within the German occupation's POW labor management structure — the "1./2." prefix suggests dual-company administrative jurisdiction, an organizational detail that shifted frequently as prisoner numbers fluctuated in 1918.
Brussels as the printing location reflects German occupation infrastructure rather than any centralized Reich printing authority. These camp issues were typically produced locally, on whatever materials were available, which accounts for the wide variation in paper quality across surviving examples of Belgian POW scrip from this period.