German and Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp Money (Script)

Notes:

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

Subject Topic:

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Finances, Script, Chemnitz, Kleinmuenchen, Koenigstein, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Current History Magazine, 5 (October 1916): 128C.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/234