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20 Fillér POW Camp; Nezsider
| Issuer | K.u.K. Internierungslager Nezsider (Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Civilian Internment Camp, Nezsider) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark blue-black on white paper with a red ornamental border of interlaced chain pattern. The denomination 'Husz fillér' appears in large letterpress script flanked by two ornate guilloche rosettes, with the numeral '20' at right. A central text block states the deposit obligation; at the base, the Austro-Hungarian royal arms are flanked by two manuscript signatures above their respective titles, with validity notice at foot. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue-black on white paper with a matching red ornamental chain border. The denomination 'Zwanzig Heller' is set in large letterpress script between two ornate guilloche rosettes, with numeral '20' at right. A central German text block reiterates the deposit terms; the Austro-Hungarian royal arms appear at the base flanked by two manuscript signatures with titles, series and serial number printed at top, with validity notice at foot. |
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Nezsider (today Neusiedl am See, in Burgenavia — then still Hungarian territory) held civilian internees during the First World War, not prisoners of war despite the common "POW camp money" classification applied to these issues. The K.u.K. internment system segregated civilians deemed security risks — Italians, Serbs, Ruthenes, and others — under military administration, and internal scrip was introduced to prevent internees from accumulating convertible currency that might facilitate escape or bribery.
Camp-issued fillér denominations this small existed primarily for canteen transactions. Nezsider scrip in any denomination is scarce; most was destroyed or simply disintegrated.