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25 Aurar Camp Knox
| Issuer | Ship Service Camp Knox |
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| Year | 1940-1945 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with perforated edges on all sides. Black letterpress text arranged centrally: issuer name at top, large numeral denomination in the centre field, denomination in Icelandic below, and a sequential serial number prefixed by 'No' at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Unprinted cream paper with perforated edges, entirely blank. |
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Camp Knox was an Icelandic internment and labor camp for German nationals and other Axis-aligned civilians, operated under Allied administration during the occupation of Iceland. The "Aurar" denomination roots this note firmly in the Icelandic monetary unit — 100 aurar to the króna — suggesting the scrip was calibrated to local pricing rather than a foreign currency system imposed wholesale from outside.
Ship Service scrip of this type was issued to restrict purchasing power to controlled canteen or camp-store environments, preventing detainees or restricted personnel from acquiring Icelandic currency proper. S&B #1052 is sparsely documented, and surviving examples are uncommon.