Catalog
10 Pfennig Frankfurt an der Oder; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on a vivid red underprint with ornamental guilloche side panels and a decorative border. The central denomination panel, printed in black on white, displays the numeral '10' in circular cartouches flanking the word 'Pfennig' in bold Gothic script. Below the denomination panel appear two manuscript signatures alongside the printed date 'BERLIN DEN 1 OKT 1917', with the serial number and redemption notice printed at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps. 10 Pfennig DER INSPEKTEUR. Waldhausen BERLIN DEN 1 OKT 1917. Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene. DER ADJUTANT. Scheine mit ganz oder teilweise fehlender Nummer können nicht eingelöst werden. (Translation: Inspection of the prisoner of war camps in the area of the III Army Corps. The Inspector, the Adjutant. Berlin, October 1st, 1917. Cash for prisoners of war. Bills with wholly or partly missing numbers cannot be redeemed.) |
| Reverse description | Black text within a large central oval vignette on plain ground, surrounded by a dense ornamental frame of red floral and foliate scrollwork with corner cartouches. A green overprint reading 'FRANKFURT ODER' is applied diagonally across the central text panel, designating the issuing camp commandant's office. The printer's imprint 'Ambrosius & Co. G.m.b.H. Kirchhain N.L.' appears in small type at the foot. |
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