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50 Pfennigs Karlsruhe; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager des XIV. Armeekorps Karlsruhe |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1914-1918 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Black letterpress text on a pale yellow ground with an orange guilloche underprint band running vertically through the centre. The large numeral '50' and the denomination 'Pfennig' are printed in bold black type within the guilloche band. The issuing authority inscription appears in the upper left field, and a handstamped cancellation reading 'Entwertet' (cancelled) is applied in black to the upper right. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Inspektion der Kriegsgefangenenlager des XIV. Armeekorps Karlsruhe I. B. 50 Pfennig Entwertet (Translation: Inspection of the prisoner of war camps of the XIV Army Corps Karlsruhe I. B. / Cancelled) |
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The XIV. Armeekorps Inspectorate at Karlsruhe administered prisoner-of-war camps across Baden, and this 50-Pfennig note was issued as internal camp currency — a practical instrument for controlling what prisoners could purchase and preventing German currency from circulating inside the wire. Camp scrip of this type was not legal tender by any measure; its validity ended at the camp boundary, and unspent notes were theoretically surrendered upon repatriation.
Karlsruhe camp issues from 1914–18 are among the more frequently encountered German PoW Lagergeld, partly because Baden's camps held large numbers of French and Belgian prisoners who sometimes retained scrip as souvenirs.