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2 Annas Bangalore; PoW Camps
| Issuer | Government of India (Prisoner of War Camp Administration) |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress-printed voucher with a dense guilloche border frame enclosing a central scalloped rosette underprint in pale orange. The denomination 'TWO ANNAS' is printed in large bold black letters across the centre, with 'As.2' repeated in small panels at left and right margins. A red overprint carries the camp designation 'Group I Bangalore CAMP', with the legend 'PRISONERS OF WAR' arching around the upper portion of the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper surface, now aged to a warm buff-yellow tone with visible fold lines and minor foxing consistent with wartime circulation; no printed design, text, or security features are present. |
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These fractional notes were produced for internal canteen and camp-store use within Prisoner of War camps administered by British India during the Second World War. The Bangalore issues are among the better-documented of the Indian PoW camp scrip series, as Bangalore hosted a substantial internment population including Italian and German prisoners captured in the North African and East African campaigns. Scrip of this type was deliberately non-negotiable outside the wire — a control measure preventing currency accumulation that might fund escape attempts.
The 2 Annas denomination sits at the lower end of the fractional series, suggesting regular small-transaction use rather than bulk store purchases.