Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Lire Aversa; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento P.G. - Aversa (Italian Prisoner of War Camp, Aversa) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1942-1943 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Plain pink paper with black letterpress text throughout. The heading "Campo concentramento P. G. - Aversa" is printed across the top, with series letter and serial number below to the left and right respectively. The central legend "BUONO PER LIRE CINQUE" is printed in bold. A circular violet official handstamp (Bollo d'Ufficio) appears at lower left, overlapping a manuscript signature of the camp commandant, with the advisory legend printed at the bottom margin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Campo concentramento P.G. - Aversa Serie C BUONO PER LIRE CINQUE Il Comandante del campo Bollo d'Ufficio Vale solo presso lo spaccio del campo. (Translation: Concentration Camp PoW Aversa. Voucher for five lire. The camp commander. Official stamp. Valid only at the camp canteen.) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted, consisting entirely of plain pink paper stock, showing signs of wear, fold lines, and adhesive tape residue consistent with wartime camp usage. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |