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50 Pfennigs Hammerstein; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Gefangenenlager Hammerstein (Hammerstein Prisoner of War Camp) |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress print on plain paper with a textured background. The central design consists of a rectangular guilloche panel bearing the denomination text in large serif lettering, flanked on each side by circular rosette medallions enclosing the numeral '50'. A curved banner at the top carries the camp name inscription, with the location and restriction notice printed in straight lines below the central panel. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in an identical brown letterpress design to the obverse, with the same central guilloche panel, flanking circular rosette medallions enclosing the numeral '50', curved top banner, and lower inscriptions. The note is uniface in design intent, with the reverse serving as a mirror repetition of the obverse layout. |
| Reverse lettering | GEFANGENENLAGER 50 Pfennig HAMMERSTEIN NUR GEFANGENENGELD (Translation: Prisoner of war camp. Prisoner money only.) |
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