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5 Pfennig Chemnitz; PoW Camp

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Location Germany (1871-1948)
Emperor William II (1888-1918)
Type Confinement vouchers › Internment and prison vouchers
Year 1917
Value 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
Currency Papiermark (1914-1923)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
577374

Obverse

Black print; blue underprint. Handstamped.

Two German eagles at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Gefangenen-Lager
GUT FÜR
FÜNF 5 PFENNIG
Chemnitz.
Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel

Translation: Prisoner camp. Good for five pfennig. No public legal tender.

Reverse

Black print; blue underprint.

Two German eagles at top and two at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 Pfennig
Der Betrag für diesen Gutschein wird bei Entlassung
des Gefangenen in bar ausgezahlt, bei Überweisung
in ein anderes Lager dahin überwiesen.

Translation: The amount for this voucher will be paid out in cash upon the prisoner's release; in the event of a transfer to another camp, it will be transferred there.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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