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50 Heller Brunn am Gebirge; Civilian Islands
| Issuer | K. u. k. Kriegsgefangenen-Gewerbelager Brunn am Gebirge |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Value | 50 Hellers (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue letterpress on cream paper, with a geometric diamond-pattern border framing the entire note. The left panel carries the denomination numeral '50' in large bold type, flanked above by 'HELLER' and below by the Cyrillic equivalent 'ГЕЛЛЕРОВЪ', with a serial number at foot; the series letter appears at upper left. At upper centre of the main field, the Imperial Austro-Hungarian coat of arms serves as the central vignette, with the issuer's name 'K. u. k. Gewerbelager' and 'Brunn am Gebirge.' flanking it. The lower portion carries two facsimile signature blocks with titles, above a body of explanatory text in German governing the voucher's validity within the prisoner-of-war camp. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted, showing only the plain cream-coloured paper stock with visible fibrous texture throughout. |
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K. u. k. Kriegsgefangenen-Gewerbelager Brunn am Gebirge was an Austro-Hungarian prisoner-of-war camp industrial facility operating during the First World War, located at Brunn am Gebirge south of Vienna. Camp scrip of this type — denominated in Heller and issued under dual Austro-Hungarian military authority — was a controlled internal currency, preventing prisoners from accumulating spendable money usable outside the wire. The "Civilian Islands" designation in the catalog likely reflects a subcategory within the Lagergeld classification system rather than a geographical reference.
Signed by Puskás and Popletsan, both presumably camp administrative officers. The pairing of two surnames suggests countersignature protocol rather than a single issuing authority.