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1. German Prison Camp Money (Script)

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Samples of Lagergeld from four different prison camps in Germany, including Merseberg, Chemnitz, and Oberhausen in the Rhineland. POW's could use these currencies to make purchases within these prison camps, but the money was worthless outside of the camp compound.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Prison Camp Money in German and Austro-Hungarian Prisons

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This article from Der Krieg provides an overview of German and Austro-Hungarian prison camp money (Lagergeld). Prison camp authorities issued script for Allied prisoners of war to make purchases inside prison camps. These authorities wanted to reduce the amount of money POW's used to reduce any opportunities of bribery of guards or to support escape attempts. Examples of script on this page are from Oberhofen (one Pfennig) in Germany and Chemnitz (ten Pfennige) in Saxony.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. German POW Money

Notes:
This article from "Der Krieg" provides an overview of German and Austro-Hungarian prison camp money (Lagergeld). Prison camp authorities issued script for Allied prisoners of war to make purchases inside prison camps. These authorities wanted to reduce the amount of money POW's used to reduce any opportunities of bribery of guards or to support escape attempts. Examples of script on this page are from Oberhofen (one Pfennig) in Germany and Chemnitz (ten Pfennige) in Saxony.
Date Created:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

4. One Pfennig Bank Note from Oberhofen

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German military authorities issued special script to POW's which could be used to purchase goods in the prison canteen. This is an example of a one-Pfennig bill from the Oberhofen prison camp. Prison currency helped reduce opportunities for prisoners to bribe German guards or to support their escape efforts because this script was not valid outside of the facility.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries