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5 Lire PoW Camp 15
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento Prigionieri di Guerra n. 15 |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress-printed voucher on pale greenish paper, with all text in black. The camp designation appears across the top, with the denomination 'Buono per Lire 5,-' in bold type at centre. A serial number ('No.') is printed at lower left, with a validity clause at lower right; the centre carries spaces for two authorising signatures — those of the head of the administration office and the camp commander — flanked by a circular handstamp at upper right and an oval handstamp marked 'Bollo' at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | Campo concentramento prigionieri di guerra n. 15 Buono per Lire 5,- Il capo ufficio amministrazione Bollo Il Comandante del campo Maggiore Camillo REDAFIII No. 2125 Vale solo per lo spaccio del campo. (Translation: Prisoner of war concentration camp no. 15. Voucher for 5 lire. The head of the administration office. Stamp. The camp commander. Major Camillo Redafiii. No. 2125. Valid only for the camp canteen.) |
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Italian Prisoner of War camp scrip occupies a poorly documented corner of wartime numismatics, and Campo n. 15 is no exception. These internal currencies were issued to control purchasing within camp canteens, preventing prisoners from accumulating Italian legal tender that could facilitate escape attempts or black-market dealings with guards. The issuing authority varied camp by camp — some notes were centrally printed, others produced with minimal equipment on site.
Precise attribution for individual camp issues remains difficult. Records from many Italian PoW camps were destroyed or lost in the chaotic final months of the war.