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25 Cents Lionandi; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Prisoner of War Camp, Lionandi |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain unadorned face with minimal typeset letterpress printing in black ink on cream paper stock. The abbreviation "P. O. W. C." is printed in bold spaced capitals at centre, with a handwritten serial number in blue ink to the right, above the denomination "Cents 25." in bold type. A vertical line of perforations runs along the left margin, indicating a counterfoil stub attachment. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted reverse on plain cream paper stock, with show-through of the obverse letterpress impression visible in reverse mirror image. A vertical perforation line runs along the right margin corresponding to the counterfoil stub on the obverse side. |
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Lionandi was a prisoner of war camp in Swaziland operated during the Second World War, and this 25-cent note belongs to a small scrip series issued for internal camp use — a practical necessity when military authorities needed to control purchasing power within the perimeter without circulating standard currency. Camp scrip of this kind was common across British-administered territories in southern Africa during the early war years, but the Lionandi issues are among the more obscure, with very few examples documented in major collections.
The Cambridge reference (5410) is the primary anchor for identification. Original documentation on print runs and issuing authority remains sparse.