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10 Pfennigs Lechfeld; PoW Camp

Issuer Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld (Prisoner of War Camp Lechfeld)
Year 1915
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Composition Paper (yellow)
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Obverse description Letterpress-printed voucher on yellow paper with a decorative black typographic border of ornamental corner pieces and a continuous frame enclosing all text. The denomination numeral '10' appears in bold at left and right, flanking the central legend 'Gutschein über zehn Pfennige.' in large display type, with a green manuscript or stamp mark visible at centre. The issuing authority 'Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld.' is set at the top, the date 'Lager Lechfeld, 15. November 1915.' at the foot, and the printer's imprint 'Himmer, Augsburg' along the bottom margin.
Obverse lettering Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld.
Gutschein
über
10 zehn Pfennige.
Lager Lechfeld, 15. November 1915.
Himmer, Augsburg
(Translation: Prisoner of war camp Lechfeld. Voucher for ten pfennigs. Lechfeld Camp, November 15, 1915)
Reverse description Plain yellow paper reverse, entirely unprinted, showing fold lines consistent with circulation use. A faint handwritten notation in red or violet ink is visible in the lower left area, likely a contemporary manuscript annotation or control mark.
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