Catalog
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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| Value | 2 Annas (⅛) |
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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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| Obverse lettering | PRISONERS OF WAR TWO ANNAS As.2 Group I Bangalore CAMP |
| 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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