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5 Rupees Ragama; PoW Camp
| Uitgever | Prisoners of War Camp, Ragama (British Military) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1901 |
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| Waarde | 5 Rupees |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Rs. 5. GOOD FOR FIVE RUPEES Current only within the Prisoners' Enclosure and payable at the Office of the Officer in charge of Prisoners of War, Ragama. Captain, Camp Commandant. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Reverse is blank, showing only the show-through of the obverse letterpress impression on plain paper. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Ragama, a small town north of Colombo in Ceylon, housed Boer prisoners captured during the South African War — one of several camps the British established outside South Africa itself to reduce escape risk and logistical pressure on the Cape Colony. This note was issued within that camp as internal scrip, allowing prisoners to make purchases from the canteen without handling official currency. The British military ran a parallel economy inside these facilities; scrip prevented hoarded sterling from funding escape attempts.
Campbell 4821 is among the rarer denominations from Ragama. Most camp scrip was destroyed or surrendered at repatriation in 1902.