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2 Lire Padova; Civilian Internment Camp
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova |
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| Year | 1939-1943 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress-printed voucher on yellowed paper with black ink. The camp heading "Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova" runs across the top, with the denomination "Lire 2" in a ruled box at the upper right and the large central legend "Buono per Lire DUE" in bold type. A serial number appears vertically at the left margin, the validity clause "Valevole solo nel campo." is printed at the lower left, and the commandant's designation "Il Comandante del Campo" at the lower right is accompanied by a handwritten ink signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova Buono per Lire DUE Lire 2 Il Comandante del Campo Valevole solo nel campo. (Translation: Civilian Internment Concentration Camp Padova. Voucher for two lire. Two lire. The Camp Commandant. Valid only in the camp.) |
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Italy maintained a network of civilian internment camps during the Second World War, holding foreign nationals and Italian citizens deemed politically or racially suspect under Fascist law. Padova's camp was among those that issued scrip for internal transactions — a practical measure to prevent internees from accumulating Italian currency that could theoretically fund escape attempts or outside contact.
Camp scrip of this type was destroyed at liberation or confiscated; survivors rarely thought to preserve it. The Campbell reference 6540 places this among the better-documented Italian internment issues, but genuine examples in any condition remain uncommon.