5 Pfennigs Lechfeld; PoW Camp

Emittente	Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld (Lechfeld Prisoner of War Camp)
Anno	1915
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Forma	Rectangular
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Descrizione del dritto	Black letterpress text on a green guilloche underprint, with the denomination numeral '5' appearing in large figures at left and right. A central green overprint vignette is visible behind the denomination text. The note is framed by a decorative border with ornamental corner devices, and three cancellation holes are punched along the top edge.
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Descrizione del rovescio	Plain grey paper reverse, entirely unprinted, bearing a single handwritten ink signature across the centre. Three cancellation holes are punched through the note, corresponding to those on the obverse.
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Commenti	Lechfeld was an early Bavarian military airfield repurposed almost immediately at the outbreak of war to hold prisoners — primarily French and Russian in the 1914–15 intake. Camp-issued scrip of this kind was not simply a convenience; German military authorities mandated internal currency at POW camps to prevent prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks that could fund escape attempts. The 5-Pfennig denomination placed it at the lowest tier of the Lechfeld series, intended for canteen transactions too small for higher denominations to handle practically. Himmer in Augsburg was a logical choice — close, capable, and accustomed to official municipal printing contracts. Grey paper stock was typical of wartime economy print runs where quality material was being rationed elsewhere.