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- Notes:
- The examples of Lagergeld (prison camp script) on this page come from the 14th Army Corps Inspector General's office in Carlsruhe (50 Pfennige), a 1 Mark note from Heidelberg, and a 100 Mark note from the officers' prison camp in Villingen (this was an especially large bank note). Both of these prison camps were located in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The Austrians used this one-Krone bill, featuring a bust of Kaiser Franz Josef, in the prison camp at Freistadt. Prisoners could use this currency only for purchases inside the prison camp. Because bills could not be used outside of the facility's confines, the money would not help POW's in escape attempts.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This is an Example of a ten-heller bank note which the Austrians circulated in the prison camp at Groedig. Prisoners could only use this currency to make purchases within the camp.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- 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
- Notes:
- This drawing depicts a French officer distributing pay to British officers in Magdeburg. Prisoners in this camp received metal discs in lieu of German money. These discs could be traced back to individual prisoners, a practice designed to reduce bribery of the German guards.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The examples of Lagergeld (prison camp script) on this page come from the XIV Army Corps Inspector General's office in Carlsruhe, the 100 Mark note from the officers' prison camp in Villingen (this was an especially large bank note), and the 1 Mark script note from the officers' prison camp in Heidelberg. All three of these prison camps were located in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This 50-Pfennig bill was used by Allied POW's in the prison camp in Oberhausen in the Rheinland. Prison camp script could only be used to make purchases inside this camp. The issuing of script was a security measure to prevent the financing of POW escapes or bribery of the guards.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This is an example of a 50-Pfennig bill used by prisoners in the camp at Merseberg. POWs could make purchases in the camp using this script.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This is an example of a two-Kronen bank note for the prison camp at Marchtrenk. Prisoners could only use this currency to make purchases inside of the prison camp.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This 10-Pfennige stamp was issued by the X Army Corps and the camp's name was printed diagonally for use in the prison camp at Hameln.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
