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20 Centesimi Padova; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Campo di Concentramento Internati Civili Prigionieri di Guerra - Padova |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in black on orange paper. The upper portion carries the full camp title in two lines, followed by a serial number at left and the denomination 'Buono per cent. 20' in bold type. A circular official office stamp ('Bollo d'Ufficio') appears at centre, with a handstamped administrative marking overlapping the serial number at left, and a manuscript signature of the Camp Commandant at right. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, showing the plain orange paper stock with visible horizontal fold lines. |
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Italian prisoner-of-war and civilian internee camps issued their own scrip to prevent inmates from accumulating currency usable outside the wire. Padova's camp notes circulated in a closed internal economy — redeemable only within the camp itself, worthless the moment a prisoner was transferred or released. The arrangement suited both the military administration and the broader Italian war economy, which could ill afford currency leakage into civilian hands.
Orange paper was a deliberate choice across several Italian camp issues, making unauthorized notes visually distinct from any civilian tender. Forgery within the camp was the primary concern, not escape-funded spending.