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20 Mark Karlsruhe PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegs-Gefangenenlager des 14. Armeekorps, Karlsruhe |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 20 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on blue cloth. The denomination '20' appears in large numerals at the lower left, with the value 'Zwanzig Mark' rendered in large Gothic script diagonally across the centre, flanked by wavy guilloche lines. A serial number block with series letter is positioned in the upper centre, above which the disclaimer 'Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel' runs along the top margin; camp restriction text, place, date, and issuing authority inscriptions occupy the right field. Two diagonal red overprint lines form an X across the entire face, and the note bears the legend 'Gesetzlich geschützt.' at the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel. 20 Zwanzig Mark Gültig nur innerhalb des Lagers, sonst ohne jeden Wert. Karlsruhe i. B., 1. Oktober 1915. Inspektion der Kriegs-Gefangenenlager des 14. Armeekorps -:- Abrechnungsstelle Gesetzlich geschützt. (Translation: Not a public means of payment. Twenty Mark. Valid only within the camp, otherwise without any value. Karlsruhe in Baden, October 1, 1915. Inspection of the Prisoner-of-War Camps of the 14th Army Corps. Settlement Office. Legally protected.) |
| Reverse description | Plain blue cloth with no printed design or inscriptions, the woven textile texture visible across the entire surface. |
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