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20 Marks - Güstrow Kriegsgefangenenlager IX A.K.
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Güstrow, IX. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1917-1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Kriegsgefangenen-Lagergeld 1917 Zwanzig Mark IX. Armeekorps (Translation: Prisoner of War Camp Money Twenty Marks IX Army Corps) |
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| Reverse lettering | 20 Mark Dies Lagergeld hat nur innerhalb des Lagers Gültigkeit. Beim Verlassen des Lagers wird der Schein gegen Bargeld umgewechselt, oder der Betrag dem Guthaben des Inhabers zugeschrieben. Zivilpersonen und deutschen Militärpersonen wird das Lagergeld nicht gegen Bargeld eingewechselt. Ausnahmen bedürfen der vorherigen Zustimmung des Lagerkommandanten. Nr. 320 (Translation: 20 Marks This camp money is only valid within the camp. Upon leaving the camp, the note will be exchanged for cash, or the amount will be credited to the bearer's account. For civilian personnel and German military personnel, the camp money will not be exchanged for cash. Exceptions require the prior approval of the camp commandant.) |
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Güstrow was one of the larger German POW camps of the First World War, holding primarily Russian and Romanian prisoners under the administration of the IX Army Corps. Camp currency of this type was issued to prevent prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks — a deliberate policy applied across the German military detention system from around 1916 onward, restricting purchasing power to the camp canteen and blocking any economic interaction with the surrounding civilian population.
Paper camp issues from this period are structurally fragile and were never intended to outlast the armistice. The vast majority were destroyed or discarded at camp dissolution in 1918-1919.