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10 Pfennigs Strasburg; Rumanenkommando XI
| Issuer | Rumänenkommando XI (Romanian Command XI) |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress on red paper, the obverse bears a dotted rectangular border enclosing the large bold legend 'Gutschein' at top, with the denomination 'für 10 Pfennig' below. A circular military handstamp incorporating a spread eagle vignette and the inscription 'Landst.-Kemp.' with a unit number is applied to the centre-left. The issuer's name 'Rumänenkommando XI' appears in bold roman type, with the printer's imprint 'Gebr. Saupe, Straßburg' along the lower margin; a punch hole is present at the left edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein für 10 Pfennig Rumänenkommando XI Gebr. Saupe, Straßburg. (Translation: Voucher for 10 Pfennig. Romanian Command XI. Saupe Brothers, Strasbourg.) |
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Rumänenkommando XI was a German military administration unit responsible for managing Romanian prisoners of war during the First World War. Camp scrip of this type — printed locally rather than supplied through central military channels — was issued to control purchasing within the camp economy and prevent German currency from circulating among or escaping with POWs. The Gebr. Saupe firm was a Strasbourg commercial printer with no particular specialization in security printing, which shows.
The red paper stock was a deliberate denomination marker, not decorative. At ten Pfennigs, this was the smallest unit in the series.