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10 Pfennigs Karlsruhe; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager des XIV. Armeekorps Karlsruhe |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on a plain left field carries the issuing authority inscription, while a central vertical band of brown guilloche underprint composed of repeating floral scroll motifs frames the large black numeral "10" and denomination text "Pfennig" in bold Gothic type. To the right of the guilloche band, a handstamp cancellation reading "Entwertet" (cancelled) appears in Gothic script. |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager des XIV. Armeekorps Karlsruhe i. B. 10 Pfennig Entwertet (Translation: Inspection of the prisoner of war camps of the XIV Army Corps Karlsruhe i. B. / 10 Pfennig / Cancelled) |
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The XIV. Armeekorps oversaw prisoner-of-war camps across the Baden region, and its inspectorate issued camp currency to control what prisoners could buy and to prevent usable German coinage from circulating among a captive population with potential escape motivation. These fractional Pfennig notes were strictly internal instruments — they had no value outside the wire and were worthless upon repatriation, which is precisely why so few were preserved by former inmates.
Locally printed in Karlsruhe rather than through a central authority, quality varied considerably within the series.