Tokens, notgeld, or camp money?

[petronius arbiter]

Hallo!

I'm new, from Italy, sorry but I don't speak german, I hope english is also good for you

I have a question about these "objects"

http://www.lamoneta.it/index.php?act=At ... t&id=39295

In the italian forum www.lamoneta.it we presume that they are concentration camps or prisoners of war money in WWII, but I have not found them in Lance Campbell's "Prisoners of war and concentration camp money".

The material is thick paper, the other side is blank.

What's, in your opinion? tokens? notgeld? camp money? or what???

ciao.
petronius

[jofri]

Hello!
This is camp money from World War I. issued in Magdeburg. These are so called "Scheckmarken". They were given to Prisoners of War to buy things in the camp-canteen. In the contrary to money, which can circulate, these Scheckmarken could only be used once. Therefor they are more similar to ration-cards than to money. Nevertheless they are indexed in the money-catalogues. The worth is about € 20,- each.
You can find them for example in in the German catalogue "Reinhard Tieste, Katalog des Papiergeldes der Gefangenenlager im 1. Weltkrieg".
I hope I could help you
greetings jofri

[Dietemann]

Please put them away from the bag, it is not good wether for coins nor for paper. (sorry my english ist bad).

(Die Folien sind nicht weichmacherfrei und sind nicht der optimale Aufbewahrungsort weder für die Münznen noch für Papierstücke).

Gruß Dietemann

[petronius arbiter]

Thanks a lot, Jofri and Dietemann

My Campbell's catalogue report for Magdeburg in WWI two pieces, 5 and 10 mark, (not 2 mark) but without any photo or description.

ciao.
petronius

[jofri]

The reported values by Tieste are 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 Pfg., 1, 2, 5, 10 Mark. 1 Pfg. is reported twice: with and without watermark; also 10 Mark with two different watermarks.

[petronius arbiter]

Thanks again, Jofri

petronius