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- This photograph shows an assortment of prison camp script and coins from Germany and Austria. All of the denominations are small (one to five Pfennige for German script and one to fifty Heller for Austrian script and coins), but this cash replaced legal currency to prevent prisoners from using the money to fund escape attempts or to bribe guards. The German script came from two prison camps in Saxony, Koenigstein-an-der-Elbe and Chemnitz.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Reverse side of the ten-Pfennig note from the prison camp at Chemnitz in Saxony. The script clearly states how POW's can legally use these bank notes.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Prisoners in Katzenau received these low denomination prison bank notes (10-Heller) in payment for their work. This money could only be used to make payments inside of the prison compound, which limited their value in terms of potential bribery of guards or to bank roll escape attempts.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This one-Mark bill, stamped by the XIV Army Corps command, was used by officers imprisoned in the prison camp at Heidelberg. The currency was valid only for purchases inside of the prison camp, a plan designed to limit bribery of the guards, reduce black market trade, and prevent the financing of escape attempts.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The Inspector General office of the 14th Army Corps issued a series of stamps (Wertmarken) in denominations of one Pfennig, five Pfennige, ten Pfennige, twenty Pfennige, and one Mark for use in prison camps in the 14th Army Corps district.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Prisoners at the camp in Braunau-am-Inn used this one-Krone bank note to pay for their purchases in the prison canteen or for services. This currency could be used inside of the prison camp, a procedure designed to reduce corruption and prevent the use of this money to support escape attempts.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This one-Pfennig note was valid for use only when prisoners made purchases within the prison camp at Preussisch Holland. German authorities issued limited prison script to preempt attempts to bribe German guards and to eliminate the currency's use in the event of a POW escape from the facility. Note the Prussian Ministry of War stamp on the note.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- An example of Lagergeld, a 50-Pfennige note from an unidentified prison camp.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Prisoners of war at Kleinmuenchen used these 1915 notes to pay for purchases inside of the prison camp. This script could not be used outside of the prison facility to prevent the funding of escapes. POW's received these notes in payment for their work or for money sent from home.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- 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
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
