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2 Lire Avezzano - n.91
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento P.G. 91 (Prisoner of War Camp 91, Avezzano, Italy) |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Value | 2 Lire (2 ITL) |
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| Obverse lettering | CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO P. G. 91 P. M. 3300 Buono per L. 2 Il Comandante del Campo Ten. Col. Pietro Tirone Vale solo per lo spaccio. (Translation: PoW concentration camp 91. Voucher for 2 lire. The camp comandant. Valid only at the camp canteen.) |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, showing plain aged paper with no text or ornamentation. |
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Camp 91 at Avezzano was one of the larger Italian POW facilities of the Second World War, holding primarily British and Commonwealth prisoners captured in North Africa. Internal camp currencies like this 2 Lire note were a deliberate administrative tool — they prevented prisoners from accumulating Italian legal tender that might fund an escape attempt, while still allowing controlled access to canteen goods.
Signed by Ten. Col. Pietro Tirone, the camp commandant whose authorization gave these notes whatever purchasing power they carried within the wire. Redeemable nowhere else.