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5 Pfennig Frankfurt am Main; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des XVIII. Armee-Korps |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des XVIII. Armee-Korps FÜNF PFENNIG Der Inspekteur 5 Pfg. Der Adjutant FRANKFURT/M den 1.Jan. 1917. Dieses Kriegsgefangenengeld gilt als Zahlungsmittel in den Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftslagern im XVIII. Armeekorps und bei den für Arbeitskommandos bezeichneten Verkaufsstellen. Einlösung erfolgt nur durch eines der Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftslager im Bereich des XVIII. Armeekorps. Scheine, bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst. (Translation: Inspection of prisoner-of-war camps in the area of the XVIII Army Corps. Five pfennigs. The Inspector / The Adjutant. Frankfurt am Main, January 1st, 1917. This prisoner-of-war money is valid as legal tender in the prisoner-of-war enlisted men's camps in the XVIII Army Corps and at the sales outlets designated for labor commands. Redemption is carried out only by one of the prisoner-of-war enlisted men's camps in the area of the XVIII Army Corps. Notes on which the number is completely or partially missing will not be redeemed.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, printed on unadorned cream-toned paper with no text, vignette, or decorative elements of any kind. |
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The XVIII. Armee-Korps administered prisoner-of-war camps across the Frankfurt region during the First World War, and by 1917 small-denomination scrip like this had become a practical necessity. Germany's wartime metal shortages had gutted civilian coin circulation, and camp administrations were left to devise their own internal payment systems for prisoner canteen purchases — Germany was not alone in this, but the sheer number of distinct camp-issuing authorities produced an extraordinary fragmentation of types.
Paper at this denomination wore out fast in canteen use. Survivors in any condition are not common.