War Prisoner Money and Medals
Author | : Guido Kisch |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2021-11-05 |
ISBN-13 | : EAN:4066338080561 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis War Prisoner Money and Medals by : Guido Kisch
Download or read book War Prisoner Money and Medals written by Guido Kisch and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book discusses the type of coins used as part of a monetary exchange system inside prison complexes across Europe during World War I. In Germany, where 635,000 allied prisoners were confined at the end of the war, it was called Gefangenenlagergeld; in France, with the greatest number of German war prisoners (400,000), it was known as monnaies des camps de prisonniers.