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50 Centimes - Montfort-sur-Meu
| Issuer | Dépôts de Prisonniers de Guerre de la 10e Région |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black letterpress on orange paper, the obverse bears the heading inscription at top and a violet handstamp reading MONTFORT / MEU at centre. The denomination is set in large bold type across the middle, with signature lines for the Commandant and Comptable at lower left and right respectively, above a manuscript serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | DÉPOTS DE PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE de la 10e Région ---- ⋆ ---- Cinquante centimes Le Commandant, Le Comptable, N° (Translation: Prisoners of war depot of the 10th region. Fifty centimes. The commander, the accountant.) |
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French prisoner-of-war camp scrip, issued by the 10th Military Region's prisoner depots during the final year of the war. These regional camp currencies were authorized under French military administration to allow POWs limited purchasing power within camp canteens — specifically to prevent them from accumulating French legal tender, which was considered a security risk.
Montfort-sur-Meu, a small market town in Ille-et-Vilaine, hosted one of the 10th Region's working detachments. The orange paper was a deliberate denominational color-coding convention across the series, not an aesthetic choice.