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2 Mark Groß-Poritsch; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Groß-Poritsch |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on a cream ground with a brown guilloche underprint at centre. The camp title 'Kriegsgefangenenlager Groß-Poritsch' runs across the top in bold gothic type, with the denomination numeral '2' repeated in each corner within a decorative border of interlocking ornamental scrollwork. The value 'ZWEI MARK' is set in large bold type across the middle of the note, superimposed over the central brown guilloche vignette, with the authorising text, date, and a manuscript signature of the Commandant Major arranged in the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 Kriegsgefangenenlager Groß-Poritsch Der Kriegsgefangene, Inhaber dieses Gutscheines, erhält bei seiner Entlassung nach der Heimat oder Überweisung in ein anderes Lager gegen Rückgabe den Betrag von ZWEI MARK von der Verwaltung für Gefangenengeld des Kriegsgefangenenlagers Groß-Poritsch ausbezahlt. Der Schein gilt nur innerhalb des Lagers. Groß-Poritsch, 1. Februar 1916. Kommandant Major. JOHANNES PÄSSLER, DRESDEN-N. (Translation: Groß-Poritsch prisoner of war camp. The prisoner of war, holder of this voucher, will receive upon his release to his homeland or transfer to another camp, upon return, the amount of two mark paid by the administration for prisoner money of the prisoner of war camp Groß-Poritsch. The note is valid only within the camp. Groß-Poritsch, February 1, 1916. Commandant Major.) |
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Groß-Poritsch was a German prisoner-of-war camp operating during the First World War, and like most such facilities it ran its own internal scrip to prevent real currency from circulating among the prisoner population — and, more practically, to stop it from being hoarded, used for bribery, or carried out during escape attempts. These camp issues had no value outside the wire.
Johannes Pässler of Dresden produced a substantial number of these Lagergeld commissions for various German camps during the war years, making him one of the more prolific printers of this obscure category. The Cambach reference 3049 places this firmly within the documented series.