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5 Lire Novara - n.133
| Issuer | Campo Lavoro Base P.G. N. 133 (Italian Prisoner of War Camp) |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain grey-blue paper voucher with letterpress typography throughout. The camp designation 'Campo Lavoro Base P.G. N. 133' is set in bold capitals across the top, separated by a ruled line from the large central denomination legend 'Buono da L. 5'. A circular blank vignette reserve appears at lower left, overlaid with a faint violet official camp stamp; a dotted signature line runs beneath the 'IL COMANDANTE' caption at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo Lavoro Base P. G. N. 133 Buono da L. 5 IL COMANDANTE Vale solo presso lo Spaccio del Campo. |
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Campo Lavoro Base P.G. N. 133 was one of the Italian prisoner-of-war labor camps operating under the regime's wartime internment system, and the scrip issued within these camps functioned as a closed monetary substitute — prisoners could not hold or use regular lire. The "Campo Lavoro Base" designation indicates a base labor camp, distinct from transit or officer camps, where internees performed agricultural or industrial work and received token compensation in camp currency.
These issues were never redeemable outside the wire. Survivors rarely thought to preserve them.