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1 Reichsmark P.O.W. Camps
| Issuer | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) |
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| Year | 1939-1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress text on white paper with a large solid red triangle as the central underprint, upon which the denomination numeral '1' is printed in white. The title 'Kriegsgefangenen-Lagergeld' and denomination 'Gutschein über 1 Reichsmark' appear in the upper portion, above a lengthy legal-use restriction text in small type. A German Wehrmacht eagle with swastika vignette is positioned at the lower left, with a serial number prefixed by '4·' at the upper right, and a manuscript signature beneath the issuing authority line at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, printed on plain uncoated paper with no design, text, or ornamentation; faint ghosting of the obverse text is visible through the paper. |
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The OKW issued these Lagergeld notes specifically for use by Allied prisoners of war held in German camps, a practice required under the 1929 Geneva Convention, which obligated detaining powers to pay working prisoners in a scrip redeemable within the camp system. The notes could not be exchanged for Reichsmarks and had no value outside the wire — by design.
S&B 194 covers a long span of wartime production, and the series shows printing and paper variations that reflect wartime material shortages as the conflict progressed. Some denominations are significantly scarcer than others depending on which camp system they supplied.