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5 Mark Halle P.O.W. Camp

Issuer Kommandantur des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers Halle a. S.
Year 1916
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Obverse description Printed in black letterpress on tan cloth-coated stock, the obverse bears the large diagonal denomination legend 'Fünf Mark' across the centre, with the numeral '5' at the lower left. Restrictive usage clauses are printed in the upper left and lower right quadrants, with the issuing authority and date at foot. A circular violet commandant's handstamp is applied over the face, and a serial number is printed vertically in the right-hand tab margin.
Obverse lettering Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel.
Ohne Kommandantur-Stempel ungültig.
5
Fünf Mark
Gültig nur innerhalb des Lagers, sonst ohne jeden Wert.
HALLE a. S., 1. Juni 1916.
Kommandantur des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers.
(Translation: Not legal tender. Invalid without the commandant's stamp. 5 Mark. Valid only within the camp, otherwise worthless. Halle a. S., June 1, 1916. Commandant's Office of the Officers' Prisoner-of-War Camp.)
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Protection type Handstamp
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