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5 Mark, 50 Ctms Avignon
| Issuer | Gefangenen Gemeinde im Avignon |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 5 Marks |
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| Reverse description | Dark brown text on yellow-bordered ground, with multiple manuscript signatures. The central panel carries a patriotic poem by Rudolf Herzog dated 20 November 1921, surrounded by a ruled yellow border. |
| Reverse lettering | Ehr gibt eine Mutter ihr Leben preis Deutschland, Deutschland Als daß sie, die Kinder in Knechtschaft weiß O Mutter Deutschland Und suchst Du die Ehre im Freiheitssturm Bei den Kindern such im Gefangenenturm Dort liegt Sie in Ketten in Schande, in Graus Dort rufe zuerst Deine Freiheit aus Und schreite, Deine Kinder zur Seite Aus der Tiefe empor - ins Weite ...... Rudolf Herzog 20.11.21 |
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Prisoner-of-war camp money issued at Avignon in 1921 — three years after the Armistice — reflects the protracted administrative limbo facing German POWs held by France well past the end of hostilities. Repatriation dragged on for years under the terms of the Versailles settlement, and camps maintained internal scrip systems long after any military rationale had dissolved. The issuing authority, literally "prisoner community in Avignon," points to a degree of self-organization among the internees rather than French military administration handling the currency directly.
The two denominations sharing a single reference suggest a common printing run, likely produced on-site with minimal equipment.