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5 Kronen Theresienstadt; PoW Camp
| Issuer | k. und k. Kriegsgefangenenlager Theresienstadt (Imperial and Royal Prisoner of War Camp Theresienstadt) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Crown (1892-1918) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on a green guilloche underprint with an interlaced border running the full perimeter. The Austro-Hungarian imperial coat of arms is placed at upper centre, flanked by the camp restriction text and the place name 'Theresienstadt' in large bold type. The denomination numeral '5' appears in a central oval guilloche vignette, with 'FÜNF' and 'KRONEN' in bold capitals to the left and right respectively; the issue date, serial number, and two manuscript signatures of camp officials appear in the lower portion, with a violet rectangular cancellation stamp visible at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | Dieser Schein gilt nur innerhalb des k. und k. Kriegs-gefangenenlagers Theresienstadt Wert für FÜNF 5 KRONEN Theresienstadt, am 1. April 1917 Präses der Verwalt-Kommission Lager-Kommandant (Translation: This note is valid only within the Imperial and Royal prisoner of war camp. Value for five kronen. Theresienstadt, on April 1, 1917. President of the administrative committee. Camp commander.) |
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Theresienstadt functioned as an Austro-Hungarian prisoner of war camp during the First World War before its far grimmer association with the Second. This 5 Kronen note was issued under the authority of the Imperial and Royal camp administration as internal camp currency — a system designed to control purchasing power within the compound and prevent real Austrian Kronen from circulating among the prisoner population.
Campbell 1478 is one of several denominations from this camp series. The notes had no value outside the wire.