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1 Pfennig Döberitz; PoW Camp
| Issuer | Gefangenen-Lager Döberitz (Prisoner of War Camp Döberitz) |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (0.01) |
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| Protection type | Stamp |
| Protection description | Oval blue ink control stamp applied by camp commandant's office, partially legible, reading Kommandantur Döberitz with date element. |
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Döberitz, located about 25 kilometers west of Berlin, held Allied prisoners during the First World War. Camp-issued Lagergeld like this note was a deliberate administrative tool — prisoners were paid for labor in scrip redeemable only within the camp's canteen system, preventing real currency from accumulating in enemy hands and limiting escape funding. The 1 Pfennig denomination is the smallest practical unit, issued for low-value canteen transactions.
Otto Lange's Berlin printing is straightforward job work. The stamp security feature was common across German PoW camp issues of this period — a simple deterrent against forgeries within the camp population itself.