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2 Korona POW Camp; Sopronnyék
| Issuer | CS. és K. Hadifogoly-Tábor Sopronnyék (K.u.K. Kriegsgefangenenlager Sopronnyék) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Large ornate numeral '2' at top centre within a matching guilloche cloud vignette, with series and serial number ('SERIE 6 / No. 0183') below. Central text in German reads 'KuK. KRIEGSGEFANGENENLAGER SOPRONNYÉK' above the bold denomination 'ZWEI KRONEN', followed by an explanatory text and date 'SOPRONNYÉK, 16. JUNI 1916.', with two manuscript signatures flanking the Austro-Hungarian coat of arms at centre bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | GILTIG NUR INNERHALB DES KRIEGSGEFANGENENLAGERS SERIE No KuK. KRIEGSGEFANGENENLAGER SOPRONNYÉK ZWEI KRONEN DIESER BETRAG IST EIN ANTEIL DES BEIM LAGERKOMMANDO ERLIEGENDEN GUTHABENS DER KRIEGSGEFANGENEN. SOPRONNYÉK, 16. JUNI 1916. LAGER-KOMMANDANT KASSAKOMM. MITGLIED DIE NACHMACHUNG DER LAGERGELDER WIRD KRIEGSGESETZLICH BESTRAFT "GLOBUS" BUDAPEST |
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Sopronnyék was one of the larger Austro-Hungarian prisoner-of-war camps operating during the First World War, and its internal currency was a practical necessity — Allied prisoners could not be permitted to accumulate spendable Austrian crowns that might fund escape attempts or bribe guards. Camp scrip kept economic activity contained within the wire. Globus, a Budapest commercial printer with no particular connection to official monetary work, produced this note under wartime contract.
The denomination in korona mirrors the civilian monetary system but carried no redemption value outside the camp perimeter.