German and Austrian Prison Camp Money
Description:
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 from Chemnitz and Koenigstein-an-der-Elbe in Saxony and one to fifty Heller for Austrian script and coins from Freistadt and Kleinmuenchen), but this cash replaced legal currency to prevent prisoners from using the money to fund escape attempts or to bribe guards.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Current History Magazine, 5 (October 1916): 128C.
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