Ten Heller Script Bank Note from Katzenau

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

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Katzenau, Finances, Bank Notes, Script, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Der Weltkrieg," 5 (1916): 12.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1402