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50 Pfennigs Lechfeld; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld (Prisoner of War Camp Lechfeld) |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Yellow paper with a fine reticulated guilloche underprint in orange-red throughout the central field, enclosed by a decorative black letterpress border with ornamental corner devices. The camp name "Kriegsgefangenenlager Lechfeld" appears at the top, with the denomination numeral "50" at left and right flanking the central word "Gutschein" in bold black type; the denomination in words "fünfzig Pfennige" is set below in large Gothic script. A bold red overprinted numeral "50" is applied across the centre, and a manuscript authorization signature is inscribed over the face. The date line "Lager Lechfeld, 15. November 1915." appears at the foot, with the printer's imprint "Himmer, Augsburg" below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 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) |
| Reverse description | 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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