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1 Lira Carpi - n.73
| Issuer | Campo Concentramento P.G. 73 (Italian Prisoner of War Camp 73) |
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| Year | 1939-1945 |
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| Reference(s) | Camb#6084 |
| Obverse description | Black letterpress on cream paper. Camp handstamp at left; large denomination numeral '1' at right with 'BUONO PER L.1' in bold type. A manuscript signature of the Camp Commander appears centrally, with serial number at lower left and canteen restriction legend at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAMPO CONCENTRAMENTO P.G.73 BUONO PER L.1 Il Comandante del Campo Vale solo presso lo Spaccio Cooperativo (Translation: PoW concentration camp 73. Good for 1 lira. The Camp Commander. Valid only at the cooperative canteen.) |
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Campo 73 was one of dozens of Italian POW camps operating under the Regio Esercito during the Second World War, each authorized to issue its own internal scrip to prevent prisoners from accumulating currency usable outside the wire. These camp lire had no value beyond the issuing enclosure — redemption upon liberation was neither guaranteed nor, in most cases, pursued.
Campi lire are notoriously difficult to attribute with precision. Documentation on Campo 73's location and prisoner population remains incomplete, and many Italian POW camp issues were produced under improvised conditions with minimal standardization across the series.