5 Mark Großporitsch; PoW Camp

Issuer	Kriegsgefangenenlager Groß-Poritsch
Year	1916
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Obverse description	Black letterpress on pale grey-green paper with a grey guilloche underprint, framed by a decorative border of interlocking scroll ornaments with the denomination numeral '5' positioned in each corner. The heading 'Kriegsgefangenenlager Groß-Poritsch' runs across the top, above two blocks of redemption text flanking the bold central inscription 'FÜNF MARK'. At lower left, the place and date 'Groß-Poritsch, 1. Februar 1916.' appears alongside a small floral ornament, with the manuscript signature of the Commandant and his title 'Major' at lower right, and the printer's imprint 'JOHANNES PÄSSLER, DRESDEN-N.' along the bottom margin.
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Reverse description	Plain pale grey-green paper, largely unprinted, with a faint rectangular frame visible as a show-through from the obverse guilloche underprint. A violet cancellation handstamp reading 'Entwertet.' is applied diagonally across the centre, marking the voucher as officially invalidated.
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