3 Pence Palace Internment Camp

Palace Internment Camp was one of several civilian internment facilities established in Britain during the Second World War under Defence Regulation 18B, which allowed detention without trial of individuals deemed a security risk — primarily enemy aliens and British fascist sympathizers. Camp scrip of this kind was a practical necessity: internees needed a means of exchange for canteen purchases, but could not be permitted to hold sterling that might facilitate escape or external communication.

The 3 Pence denomination is the smallest in the Palace series. Camp-issued scrip from this period was printed in small runs under improvised conditions, and most was destroyed or discarded at repatriation. Survivors are scarce for that reason alone.