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5 Mark Brandenburg an der Havel; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Mark (1873-1923) |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps. 5 MARK DER INSPEKTEUR. Waldhausen BERLIN DEN 1. OKT. 1917. Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene. DER ADJUTANT. Scheine mit ganz oder teilweise fehlender Nummer können nicht eingelöst werden. (Translation: Inspection of the prisoner of war camps in the area of the III Army Corps. 5 Mark. The Inspector. Waldhausen. Berlin, 1st October 1917. Cash for prisoners of war. The Adjutant. Notes with wholly or partly missing numbers cannot be redeemed.) |
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| Reverse lettering | Dieser Gutschein gilt im Bereich des III. Armeekorps als Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene und wird bei Vorlage gegen kursfähiges Geld eingelöst: 1. bei dem nächsten Arbeitgeber, der Kriegsgefangene aus dem Inspektionsbereich beschäftigt, 2. bei der aufgedruckten Lagerkommandantur, 3. bei allen anderen Lagerkommandanturen des Inspektionsbereichs. Solche befinden sich in Brandenburg a.H., Cottbus, Crossen a.O., Frankfurt a.O., Guben, Havelberg. Briefadresse: Bankabteilung der Lagerkommandantur. Ambrosius & Co. G.m.b.H. Kirchhain N.L. (Translation: This voucher serves as payment for prisoners of war within the area of the III Army Corps and can be redeemed for current currency upon presentation: 1. at the nearest employer employing prisoners of war from the inspection area, 2. at the camp commandant's office printed on the voucher, 3. at any other camp commandant's office within the inspection area. These are located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Cottbus, Crossen an der Oder, Frankfurt an der Oder, Guben, and Havelberg. Mailing address: Bank Department of the Camp Commandant's Office.) |
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The Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps administered prisoner-of-war camps across the Brandenburg region, and this 5 Mark note was part of a captive currency system designed to keep foreign prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks that could aid escape attempts. Camp scrip could be rendered worthless overnight simply by changing the series — a deliberate control mechanism, not an administrative convenience.
Ambrosius & Co. in Kirchhain, Niederlausitz handled a substantial volume of notgeld and camp currency printing during the war years. Their output for various PoW administrations is well-documented, though individual camp issues often survive in small numbers — prisoner populations moved, camps closed, and scrip was rarely redeemed in full.