A Collection of Second War Allied POW Camp Currency
A collection of paper money from different POW camps, measuring between 90x53mm and 135x70mm, two in very fine condition with folding creases, three in mint condition, all others in extremely fine to near mint condition. Two notes, 1 and 2 Mark, from the Officers POW camp in Hannoversch Münden (Lower Saxony, central Germany). They are dated to March 1, 1916, and stamped “ungültig” (void). Contrary to all the other notes, these day are made from cloth, not paper. A 50 Pfennig note from the POW camp Müncheberg (eastern Germany), a camp for enlisted men. It states that only POWs can use this currency, and that it is not allowed to give them actual money for it. Three notes, 50 Pfennig, 1 Mark, and 5 Mark, from the POW camp Golzern (Mulde) (Saxony, eastern Germany). They state that prisoners who are released or transferred to a different camp can exchange the note for actual money. All are dated to February 1, 1916. A 2 Mark note from the POW camp Senne (Paderborn, western Germany) for enlisted men. It is dated to April 1, 1917, and states that prisoners who are released or transferred to a different camp can exchange the note for actual money. It is stamped “ungültig” (void). A 2 Kronen note from the Imperial Austrian POW camp Aschach (upper Austria). It housed mainly Serbs, Italians, and Russians. A 1 Lire note from Italian POW camp no. 33.

