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2 Heller Kleinmünchen; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Kleinmünchen |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Currency | Crown (1892-1918) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on a salmon-pink underprint with a fine crosshatch guilloche pattern throughout. The denomination '2 HELLER' appears in two circular rosette vignettes flanking a central rectangular panel bearing the camp name 'KLEINMÜNCHEN' in bold capitals. The title 'Gutschein' is rendered in large blackletter script at the top, followed by the authorisation text, the issue date 'am 19 Juli 1915.', and two facsimile signatures below the designations 'PROVIANTOFFIZIER.' and 'LAGERKOMMANDANT.', with a serial number printed at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Identical in design to the obverse — black letterpress on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint — with the same circular denomination rosettes, central 'KLEINMÜNCHEN' panel, blackletter 'Gutschein' heading, authorisation text, date, and facsimile signatures, but without a serial number. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein giltig nur für den Geldverkehr der Kriegsgefangenen innerhalb des Kriegsgefangenenlagers 2 HELLER KLEINMÜNCHEN am 19 Juli 1915. PROVIANTOFFIZIER. LAGERKOMMANDANT. (Translation: Voucher valid only for the monetary transactions of prisoners of war within the prisoner-of-war camp. Kleinmünchen on July 19, 1915. Provisions officer. Camp commandant.) |
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