8 Annas Bhopal; PoW Camps
Features
| Location |
India - British
(British India)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
George VI (1936-1947)
|
| Type | Confinement vouchers › Internment and prison vouchers |
| Years | 1941-1945 |
| Value | 8 Annas (½) |
| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Overprinted |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 568658 |
| References | Camb# 5102 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
Brown print; black overprint.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRISONERS OF WAR
EIGHT ANNAS
As.8
BHOPAL
CAMP
Reverse
Blank.
Comments
Italian soldiers captured in North Africa were sent to PoW camps in India. There were 29 camps in 6 groups. Group II was Bhopal with camps 9 to 16.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1941-1945) | |||||||||||||||
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