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5 Korona POW Camp; Hajmáskér
| Issuer | K.u.K. Kriegsgefangenenlager Hajmáskér (Cs. és Kir. Hadifogolytábor Hajmáskér) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 5 Korona |
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| Obverse lettering | CSAKIS A FOGOLY-TÁBORBAN ÉRVÉNYES CS. és KIR. HADIFOGOLYTÁBOR HAJMÁSKÉR ÖT KORONA EZ ÖSSZEG EGY RÉSZÉT KÉPEZI A HADIFOGLYOK RÉSZÉRŐL A TÁBORPARANCSNOKSÁGNÁL LETÉTBE HELYEZETT VAGYONNAK HAJMÁSKÉR, 1916. MÁJUS 15. TÁBORPARANCNOK SEGÉDTISZT INDIVISIBILITER INSEPARABILITER |
| Reverse description | Orange and grey guilloche border mirrors the obverse design, with numeral '5' cartouches at each corner. Central text in German reads 'K. u. K. KRIEGSGEFANGENENLAGER HAJMÁSKÉR' above the gothic-script denomination 'Fünf Kronen'. A clause in German describes the prisoners' deposited funds, dated 'HAJMÁSKÉR, 15 MAI 1916.', with two facsimile signatures flanking the imperial coat of arms; series 'MS2' and number '0148' appear in upper corners. |
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Hajmáskér was one of the largest Austro-Hungarian prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War, holding tens of thousands of Russian and Serbian captives at its peak. Camp scrip of this type was issued specifically to prevent POWs from accumulating convertible currency — the internal monetary system allowed canteen purchases while keeping real money out of prisoners' hands, complicating any escape attempt.
Globus was a well-established Budapest commercial printer, not a security press. The choice reflects wartime pragmatism over anti-counterfeiting rigor.