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5 Pfennigs Lechfeld; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld (Lechfeld Prisoner of War Camp) |
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| Jaar | 1915 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | 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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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | 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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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
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.