Catalogus
Volledige afbeeldingen bekijken — gratis registratie
Doorgaan met Google — het is gratis
of registreer met e-mail
Waarom registreren? Alleen om bots buiten ons catalogus te houden. Uw e-mail blijft privé — we delen het nooit en sturen u niets zonder uw toestemming. Dat garanderen wij u!
5 Reichsmarks P.O.W. Camps
| Uitgever | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1939-1944 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Reichsmark (1924-1948) |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| 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 |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Black letterpress text on plain paper ground, with a large solid red triangle as the central underprint element, upon which the bold denomination numeral '5' is printed in black. The title 'Kriegsgefangenen-Lagergeld' and serial number appear across the top, below which the value legend 'Gutschein über 5 Reichsmark' is set in large Gothic blackletter type. A Wehrmacht eagle-and-swastika vignette occupies the lower left, flanked by the conditions-of-use regulations text; the issuing authority and a manuscript countersignature appear at the foot, all within a decorative dotted border. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain buff-yellow paper with no printed design. A diagonal blue-ink handstamp reading 'Wertlos' (meaning 'Worthless') is applied to the upper left area, indicating cancellation or demonetization of the voucher. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
The OKW issued a tiered system of camp currencies — denominated in Reichsmarks but entirely non-convertible — to control purchasing within prisoner of war camps while preventing any accumulation of real currency that might fund escape attempts. This series circulated across camps operated under the Geneva Convention framework, meaning Allied POWs theoretically had access to canteen goods, though what was actually available varied enormously by camp and by year.
By 1944, the practical distinction between denominations had largely collapsed as canteen supplies dried up. Higher values like this one became functionally inert — issued, held, but spent on nothing.