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3 Mark Helmstedt; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Offizier-Gefangenen-Lager Helmstedt |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in dark brown on bright red paper, the obverse is laid out in a simple letterpress typographic style within a thin rectangular border with squared corner ornaments. The denomination numeral '3' appears in each of the four corners, with the word 'Gutschein' centred at the top, followed by 'über' and the large bold legend 'DREI MARK' occupying a central horizontal band framed by ruled lines. The issuing authority 'Offizier-Gefangenen-Lager Helmstedt' is set in two lines at the lower centre. A handwritten cancellation inscription appears in ink at the top margin above the frame. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, printed in uniform bright red-orange with no text, ornament, or overprint of any kind. |
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Helmstedt's officer prisoner-of-war camp was one of several German facilities that issued internal scrip during the First World War to control and account for money circulating among captive officers, who under the Hague Convention retained certain privileges — including the right to receive pay. Camp scrip prevented hard currency from funding escape attempts or reaching German civilians through barter.
The red paper stock is characteristic of the Helmstedt series, with different denominations distinguished by color rather than format. Campbell 3106 is the 3 Mark value within that sequence.