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1 Anna Camp 6; PoW Camps
| Issuer | Prisoners of War Camp, Bangalore |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
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| Value | 1 Anna (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Purple and yellow voucher with an intricate guilloche underprint forming a central yellow medallion. The denomination "ONE ANNA" is printed in purple across the centre, with camp number "6" and location "BANGALORE CAMP" applied as a bold black overprint. Denomination indicator "1A" appears in purple within ornamental cartouches at left and right, with "PRISONERS OF WAR" arching along the upper guilloche border. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is plain and unprinted. |
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Prisoner of war camp currency issued at Bangalore was used to manage internal canteen economies among Axis prisoners held in British India during the Second World War. These scrip issues prevented POWs from accumulating official currency that could fund escape attempts — a practical security measure applied across British-run camps throughout the subcontinent.
Bangalore housed a substantial Italian prisoner population following North African campaigns, and camp scrip denominated in annas reflects the local monetary subdivision in use before Indian decimalization. The "Camp 6" designation distinguishes this issue from parallel scrip produced for other compounds within the broader Bangalore facility.