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5 Pfennigs 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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| Obverse description | Typeset in black letterpress on a grey guilloche underprint, the obverse is dominated by a central oval cartouche bearing the large numeral '5' flanked by ornamental diamond panels. The heading inscription of the III. Armeekorps prisoner-of-war camp inspectorate is set across the top within a decorative border frame. Two facsimile signatures of the Inspekteur (Waldhausen) and the Adjutant appear below the cartouche, alongside the issue date and the designation of the note as a means of payment for prisoners of war. |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps. 5 Pfennig 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. The inspector, the adjutant. Berlin, October 1st, 1917. Cash for prisoners of war. Bills with wholly or partly missing numbers cannot be redeemed.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in black on a grey ornamental guilloche border frame, the reverse carries a numbered text block in German setting out the conditions of redemption for the voucher within the III. Armeekorps inspection area. The printer's imprint of Ambrosius & Co. GmbH, Kirchhain N.L. appears at the foot, with 'BRANDENBURG HAVEL' identifying the issuing camp commandant's office. |
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