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1 Rupee Ragama; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Prisoners of War Camp, Ragama |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1901 |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| In omloop tot | Yes |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Letterpress in black on yellow underprint. British coat of arms at upper centre, with the denomination Re. 1 and text blocks below. A handstamp date is applied by hand. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Re. 1. GOOD FOR ONE RUPEE Current only within the Prisoners' Enclosure and payable at the Office of the Officer in charge of Prisoners of War, Ragama. Captain, Camp Commandant. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Ragama, north of Colombo, held Boer prisoners captured during the South African War — one of several camps the British established in Ceylon as a way of keeping prisoners far from any possible rescue or escape back to the front. This note was issued for internal camp use, part of a controlled scrip economy designed to let prisoners purchase canteen goods without handling standard currency that might facilitate escape attempts or be smuggled out.
Ceylon's PoW camp issues are among the rarest of all British colonial internment scrip. The Campbell reference alone places it — almost nothing else about surviving quantities or redemption is documented with certainty.