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2 Heller Kleinmünchen; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Kleinmünchen |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 2 Hellers (0.02) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein No [serial number] 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.) |
| 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. |
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Kleinmünchen was an Austro-Hungarian prisoner-of-war camp established near Linz in Upper Austria during the First World War, housing primarily Russian and Serbian captives. Camp scrip of this kind was issued to prevent prisoners from acquiring Austrian currency that could facilitate escape attempts — a practical security measure adopted across the Habsburg internment system.
Campbell 1396 is among the lower denominations in the Kleinmünchen series, which ran to several Heller and Kronen values. Paper camp issues from this facility are considerably scarcer than their metal counterparts from comparable Austro-Hungarian installations, as the paper suffered heavily from damp barrack conditions.