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5 Lire Padova; Civilian Internment Camp
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova |
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| Year | 1939-1943 |
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| Value | 5 Lire (5 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress-printed voucher on cream paper with a simple ruled border frame. The heading "Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova" is set at the top in spaced capitals, with the denomination "Buono per Lire CINQUE" in large bold type across the centre. A small boxed panel at lower left bears the numeral "5" with "Lire" above, while the manuscript signature of the Camp Commandant appears above a dotted line at lower right, accompanied by the caveat "Valevole solo nel campo." A serial number is printed vertically along the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo Concentramento Internati Civili - Padova Buono per Lire CINQUE Lire 5 Il Comandante del Campo Valevole solo nel campo. (Translation: Civilian Internment Concentration Camp Padova. Voucher for five lire. The Camp Commandant. Valid only in the camp.) |
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Italian civilian internment camps operated under Royal Decree No. 1415 of 1940, which formalized the confinement of foreign nationals and designated "politically unreliable" Italian citizens following entry into the war. Padova's camp was among several that issued internal scrip to prevent internees from accumulating standard currency — a control measure as much as a logistical one.
Camp scrip of this type was deliberately rendered non-negotiable outside the wire. Most was surrendered, destroyed, or confiscated at release or transfer, making survivor examples genuinely uncommon.