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50 Pfennigs Eglosheim; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenen-Lager Eglosheim |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Composition | Paper (green) |
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| Obverse lettering | Kriegsgefangenen-Lager Eglosheim. Gut für 50 Pfennig Lagergeld. Hat nur innerhalb des Lagers Gültigkeit. (Translation: Eglosheim prisoner of war camp. Good for 50 pfennigs. Camp money. Valid only within the camp.) |
| Reverse description | Uniformly plain light green paper with no printed text or design elements; a faint rectangular ink transfer from the obverse is visible slightly left of centre, consistent with storage impression. The perforated bottom edge mirrors that of the obverse. |
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Eglosheim, a small village near Ludwigsburg in Württemberg, hosted one of the many German prisoner-of-war camps established after the outbreak of war in 1914. Camp scrip of this type was not legal tender — it circulated exclusively within the wire, preventing prisoners from accumulating Reichsmark currency that could fund escape attempts or be passed to outside contacts. The 50 Pfennig denomination was a workhorse value, typically used for canteen purchases.
Campbell 2924 places this within a modest series. Eglosheim issues are not heavily documented, and surviving pieces are scarce relative to scrip from larger, better-recorded camps.