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Item Description
Kriegsgefangenen Lagergeld Nazi POW Camp Scrip Money
1 Reichspfennig
Paper money issued to Prisoners Of War in Nazi POW camps during World War II
Date of issue: 1939-1945
Measures 3 inches x 1 1/2 inches
Crease down the center, small hole at bottom, no tears
The German word "Lagergeld" literally means Camp Money. The money was denominated in Reichsmark and was issued by Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - the high command of the German military forces
The POW Camp Money was given out to captured officers only. Other ranks did not receive these allowances. It could be used inside the camp to buy some personal goods from canteens. The possession of real German currency was strictly forbidden for POW's. The allowance for American officers was Reichsmark 7.50 per month.
The text on these bills is printed in Fraktur font and roughly translates:
This coupon is valid only as means of payment for POW's and may be used by them only within the POW camps or on working assignments and redeemed and accepted only in points of sale, which are designated for this purpose. The exchange of this coupon into legal tender may only be carried out by the designated cashiers of the camp administration. Contraventions, imitations and forgeries will be punished.
In the center is the signature of Commander in chief of Armed Forces
The bills are sealed by the German Eagle holding the Swastika of the Nazis
Until the mid 1940's most banknotes were printed using the Fraktur font type
Differences to the Antiqua font types, as commonly used today, make reading the text on those notes sometimes difficult
Fraktur was used as the official font type in Germany until the mid 20th century. The Nazi regime reinforced its use initially. In 1941, though, Hitler declared Fraktur to be "Jewish Letters" and prohibited the use of this font type, because of its "non-Aryan" nature
Since 1945 the Fraktur font is hardly used in Germany anymore, due to its association to the Nazi period. In line with most other Western European countries the Latin Antiqua font has been used since then for books, newspapers, magazines and other print articles. Fractur is only used these days in Germany in a decorative context
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