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50 Reichspfennig Lagergeld
| Issuer | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht |
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| Year | 1939-1944 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | Kriegsgefangenen=Lagergeld Gutschein über 50 Reichspfennig Dieser Gutschein gilt nur als Zahlungsmittel für Kriegsgefangene und darf von ihnen nur innerhalb der Kriegsgefangenenlager oder bei Arbeitskommandos in den ausdrücklich hierfür bezeichneten Verkaufstellen verausgabt und entgegengenommen werden. Der Umtausch dieses Gutscheins in gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel darf nur bei der zuständigen Kasse der Lagerverwaltung erfolgen. Zuwiderhandlungen, Nachahmungen und Fälschungen werden bestraft Der Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht Im Auftrag: |
| Reverse description | Unprinted plain pale-blue paper reverse, entirely blank with no vignette, text, or underprint, showing only the natural texture of the stock. |
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Lagergeld — literally "camp money" — was a scrip currency issued by the Wehrmacht high command for use within prisoner-of-war camps, legally required under Article 24 of the 1929 Geneva Convention, which obligated detaining powers to pay working POWs and provide a means for them to purchase canteen goods. The system was designed to prevent prisoners from accumulating Reichsmarks, which could fund escapes.
These notes were printed in multiple denominations and used across camps throughout occupied Europe. They were worthless outside the wire and non-redeemable after liberation — which is precisely why so many survivors kept them.