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5 Mark Helmstedt; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Offizier-Gefangenen-Lager Helmstedt |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in dark ink on vivid pink paper, the obverse is enclosed within a decorative scalloped and dotted border with squared corner panels each bearing the numeral '5'. The denomination 'FÜNF MARK' is set in large bold letterpress type across the centre, above which the word 'Gutschein über' appears in a smaller serif typeface. The issuing authority 'Offizier-Gefangenen-Lager Helmstedt' is inscribed in two lines at the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, presenting a plain pink paper surface with no text, vignette, or ornamental elements. |
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Helmstedt was one of several German prisoner-of-war camps operating during the First World War that issued internal camp currency to manage transactions among confined officers — specifically officers, as the Offizier-Gefangenen-Lager designation indicates. These scrip issues were administratively separate from the broader German military Lagergeld system and were not redeemable outside the camp's internal economy.
Campbell 3107 is among the scarcer Helmstedt denominations. Pink paper was a deliberate denomination differentiator, not incidental to the stock used.