20 Mark Wiesa; Officer PoW Camp
Features
| Location |
Germany (1871-1948)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
William II (1888-1918)
|
| Type | Confinement vouchers › Internment and prison vouchers |
| Year | 1916 |
| Value | 20 Mark |
| Currency | Papiermark (1914-1923) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 567372 |
| References | Camb# 3605 Lance K. Campbell; 1993. Prisoner-of-War and Concentration Camp Money of the Twentieth Century (2nd Edition). BNR Press, Port Clinton, Ohio, United States. |
Obverse
Black print; red underprint. Hanstamped.
Saxony coat of arms at left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
20
OFFIZIER-GEFANGENEN-LAGER
WIESA BEI ANNABERG
Der Kriegsgefangene, Inhaber dieses Gutscheines, erhält bei seiner Entlassung nach der Heimat oder Ueberweisung in ein anderes Lager gegen Rückgabe den Betrag von ZWANZIG MARK von der Verwaltung für Gefangenengeld des Offizier-Gefangenenlagers Wiesa bei Annaberg ausbezahlt. Der Schein gilt nur innerhalb des Lagers.
Postoffizier
Leutnant
Wiesa bei Annaberg, 1. Januar 1916.
Kommandant
Rittmeister
JOHANNES PÄSLER DRESDEN-N.
Translation: Officer prisoner of war camp Wiesa near Annaberg. The prisoner of war, holder of this voucher, receives upon his release to the homeland or transfer to another camp upon return, the amount of twenty mark paid by the administration for prisoner money of the officer prisoner of war camp Wiesa near Annaberg. The note is valid only inside the camp. Postal Officer. Lieutenant. Wiesa near Annaberg, January 1, 1916. Commandant. Cavalry Captain
Reverse
Blank.
Printer
Johannes Pässler, Dresden, GermanyComments
Weisa Bei Annaberg was home to a POW camp located in the Erzbirge in Saxony during the Great War.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1916-Jan-01 | |||||||||||||||
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