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20 Mark Halle P.O.W. Camp
| Issuer | Kommandantur des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers Halle a. S. |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Composition | Other (orange plastic coated cloth) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress on orange-coated cloth, the voucher carries the large diagonal legend 'Zwanzig Mark' across the centre field, with the numeral '20' to the lower left. Inscriptions at the top declare the note is not legal tender and void without the commandant's stamp; to the right, validity and place-date clauses read 'Halle a. S., 1. Juni 1916' above the issuing authority line. A circular blue commandant's validation handstamp appears to the upper right, and a manuscript serial number is handwritten in the upper left area within a ruled box. |
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| Protection type | Handstamp |
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One of the more unusual physical artifacts from the German prisoner-of-war camp system of World War One. The orange plastic-coated cloth construction was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure — ordinary paper could be reproduced by prisoners with access to modest materials, while this laminated textile format was considerably harder to replicate in captivity. The handstamp served a secondary authentication role, applied by camp administration before issue.
Officer camps (Offizier-Gefangenenlager) operated under different conditions than enlisted camps — the Hague Conventions required that captured officers receive pay commensurate with their rank. These scrip denominations facilitated that obligation while keeping currency contained within the camp economy.