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20 Heller Kleinmünchen; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Kleinmünchen |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein giltig nur für den Geldverkehr der Kriegsgefangenen innerhalb des Kriegsgefangenenlagers 20 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.) |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein giltig nur für den Geldverkehr der Kriegsgefangenen innerhalb des Kriegsgefangenenlagers 20 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.) |
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Kleinmünchen was an industrial suburb of Linz, and the prisoner-of-war camp established there during the First World War held predominantly Russian and Italian captives put to work in local textile mills. Camp-issued Lagergeld of this type was a deliberate containment measure — scrip denominated in Heller could only be spent within the camp canteen system, ensuring prisoners couldn't accumulate Austro-Hungarian currency that might fund an escape attempt.
The 20 Heller denomination sits at the upper end of the Kleinmünchen Heller series before the note values stepped up to Kronen issues. Campbell 1399 is among the more elusive of the camp's surviving pieces.