3 Mark Halle P.O.W. Camp

One of the more unusual substrates in First World War prisoner-of-war camp money: a yellow plastic-coated cloth, almost certainly chosen for its durability under conditions where paper would quickly deteriorate through repeated handling in confined quarters. Camp scrip of this type was deliberately made non-negotiable outside the wire — the material itself was part of the control mechanism, instantly identifiable and impossible to pass in the surrounding civilian economy.

The Offizier-Gefangenenlager at Halle an der Saale held officer-grade prisoners, whose camp currency arrangements were generally more structured than those issued to enlisted camps. Campbell 3070.