Prison Camp Script at Cassel

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Notes:

This two Mark note was valid only in the officer prison camp at Cassel by prisoners inside the compound. The circulation of currency limited to prison use reduced the potential for bribing German guards and eliminated its use in escape attempts.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Cassel, Finances, Script, Bank Notes, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Der Weltkrieg," No. 5 (1916): 75.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/868