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5 Pfennigs Wildemann; Officer PoW Camp
| Issuer | Offiziergefangenenlager Wildemann (Officer Prisoner of War Camp Wildemann) |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Currency | Papiermark (1914-1923) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed camp voucher in black on an orange guilloche underprint, the latter composed of intricate interlocking oval and floral rosette patterns covering the entire face. The camp name "OFFIZIERGEFANGENENLAGER WILDEMANN" is set in bold serif capitals across the top border, with the numeral "5" in large outlined figures at left and right flanking a central panel bearing the serial number, the legend "GUT FÜR FÜNF PFENNIG," and a decorative lozenge ornament. A four-line redemption clause in small roman type occupies the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | OFFIZIERGEFANGENENLAGER WILDEMANN GUT FÜR FÜNF PFENNIG 5 Dieses Lagergeld gilt nur als Zahlungsmittel innerhalb des Lagers. Der Betrag für diesen Gutschein wird bei Entlassung des Gefangenen bar ausgezahlt, bei Überweisung in ein anderes Lager dahin über-wiesen. Scheine, bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst (Translation: Officer prisoner of war camp Wildemann. Good for five pfennigs. This camp money is valid only as a means of payment within the camp. The amount for this voucher will be paid out in cash upon the prisoner's release, or transferred upon transfer to another camp. Notes on which the number is completely or partially missing will not be redeemed.) |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, showing plain cream-white paper stock with no text, ornamentation, or overprint of any kind. |
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