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10 Pfennig Gefangenen-Lager
| Issuer | Gefangenen-Lager Chemnitz (Prisoner of War Camp, Chemnitz) |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Olive-green note with a red letterpress border of fine decorative scrollwork enclosing the design. The title inscription 'Gefangenen-Lager' is printed in bold black across the upper field, flanked by the numeral '10' in red at each corner. A central guilloche vignette frames the red numeral '10', with the denomination legend 'ZEHN PFENNIG' in large bold black capitals spanning the width of the note. Below, the place name 'Chemnitz' appears in black, accompanied by a small imperial eagle vignette at lower left and the disclaimer 'Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel' in small type; a circular blue administrative control stamp is applied at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gefangenen-Lager GUT FÜR ZEHN PFENNIG 10 Chemnitz Kein öffentliches Zahlungsmittel |
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POW camp scrip from the First World War, issued at the Chemnitz prisoner facility for internal use — preventing captives from accumulating Reichsmark currency that could fund escape attempts or black market dealings outside the wire. The Hatz firm was a local Chemnitz printer, not a specialist security house, which shows in the modest production values typical of camp issues from 1914–18.
The official stamp served as the primary authentication device. Without it, the paper was worthless — and forgery within a camp, while not unheard of, carried severe disciplinary consequences under the Hague Convention's camp administration rules.