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50 Pfennig Guben; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Purple and pink letterpress voucher with ornate guilloche border and corner vignettes. Central panel bears the denomination '50 Pfennig 50' in bold type within a geometric frame, surmounted by an imperial eagle and the issuing authority's title. A serial number and two manuscript signatures appear below, with the date 'Berlin, den [...] 1916' at center. |
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| Reverse description | Dark crimson guilloche border surrounds a central oval panel with black letterpress text detailing redemption conditions for the voucher within the III. Armeekorps inspection district, listing camp locations including Brandenburg, Cottbus, Crossen, Frankfurt a.O., Guben, and Havelberg. A large diagonal green overprint 'GUBEN' identifies the specific camp of issue. |
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The Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager im Bereich des III. Armeekorps administered camps across the Brandenburg military district, and scrip of this kind was a deliberate control mechanism — prisoners were paid in camp currency that could only be spent at the canteen, preventing the accumulation of Reichsmark that might fund an escape. The 50 Pfennig denomination sits at the higher end of the typical PoW scrip range for this district.
Ambrosius & Co. in Kirchhain handled a number of similar contracts for camp issues across Prussian-administered territory during the war. The printer's proximity to the camps it served was not coincidental.