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5 Mark Köln; Officer PoW Camp
| Issuer | Offizier-Gefangenenlager Köln-Rh. (Officer Prisoner of War Camp Cologne) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 5 Mark (5) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on a green and yellow guilloche underprint, with decorative rosette corner devices at all four corners. The central vignette comprises an oval guilloche panel bearing the large numeral '5' flanked by the word 'MARK' on either side, with the serial number printed in black above. The date 'den 1. Oktober 1918', place of issue, and a manuscript commandant's signature appear at lower left, with the printer's imprint 'M. DUMONT SCHAUBERG, KÖLN.' at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 OFFIZIER-GEFANGENENLAGER KÖLN-RH. GUT FÜR 5 MARK DER KOMMANDANT: Köln a. Rh. den 1. Oktober 1918 KEIN OFFENTLICHES ZAHLUNGSMITTEL M. DuMont Schauberg, Köln. (Translation: Officer prisoner of war camp Cologne on Rhine. Good for 5 mark. The commandant. Cologne on Rhine. October 1st, 1918. Not legal tender for public use.) |
| Reverse description | Black letterpress text on a yellow-ochre guilloche underprint, with the numeral '5' printed in black at each of the four corners. The heading 'Kassenverwaltung des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers Köln' appears at the top, followed by three paragraphs of camp regulations in German. A manuscript signature of the Zahlmeister-Stellvertreter (paymaster's deputy) appears at lower centre, with the designation 'Zahlm.-Stellv.' printed below. |
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