50 Pfennigs Lechfeld; PoW Camp

Emittent	Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld (Prisoner of War Camp Lechfeld)
Jahr	1915
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Nennwert	50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
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Vorderseitenlegende	Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld. Gutschein über 50 fünfzig Pfennige. Lager Lechfeld, 15. November 1915. Himmer, Augsburg (Translation: Prisoner of war camp Lechfeld. Voucher for fifty pfennigs. Lechfeld Camp, November 15, 1915)
Rückseitenbeschreibung	Plain yellow paper stock, unprinted save for a single handwritten authorization signature in black ink applied toward the lower right corner.
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Anmerkungen	Lechfeld was a military airfield and training ground south of Augsburg, repurposed early in the war as a prisoner of war camp. This Lagergeld — camp scrip — was a practical necessity: German authorities needed a contained medium of exchange to prevent PoWs from accumulating Reichsmark currency that could fund escape attempts or be smuggled out. Himmer's press in Augsburg was the logical choice for small regional print runs of this kind, close enough for quick turnaround and experienced in official jobbing work. Yellow paper was deliberately chosen to distinguish the scrip visually from legal tender at a glance — a security measure, not a design preference.