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5 Pfennigs Hammerstein; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Gefangenenlager Hammerstein (Prisoner of War Camp Hammerstein) |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Value | 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in orange on a cream-coloured paper ground, the design centres on a horizontal guilloche band bearing the denomination "Pfennig" in large serif lettering, flanked on each side by a bold numeral "5" set within a circular rosette with dotted border and radiating sunburst ornament. The upper arc carries the camp name "GEFANGENENLAGER" in a curved ribbon, while "HAMMERSTEIN" appears in a corresponding lower ribbon, with the legend "NUR GEFANGENENGELD" inscribed beneath in smaller capitals. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the same orange letterpress design on a cream ground, with the central guilloche band bearing "Pfennig" flanked by circular rosette medallions enclosing the numeral "5"; the upper ribbon reads "GEFANGENENLAGER" and the lower ribbon "HAMMERSTEIN", with "NUR GEFANGENENGELD" printed below. The overall layout is virtually identical to the obverse, consistent with the single-plate printing practice common to World War I camp vouchers. |
| Reverse lettering | GEFANGENENLAGER 5 Pfennig HAMMERSTEIN NUR GEFANGENENGELD (Translation: Prisoner of war camp. Prisoner money only.) |
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