POW - curragh camp tokens
Origin: Issued for use inside the Curragh Camp in County Kildare, Ireland, during the Emergency (World War II).
Used by interned servicemen, IRA prisoners (including Allied and Axis aircrew who crashed or landed in neutral Ireland) and detained personnel to purchase goods inside the camp.
Design: The obverse features "CURRAGH" arched at the top, the year "1940" at the bottom, and the denomination centered on a raised field; the reverse is blank.
Asking 250 ono, can post or meet in person
• Denominations & Materials:
• 1d (One Penny): Brass
• 6d (Sixpence): Brass
• 1/- (One Shilling): Aluminium/White metal
• 2/- (Two Shillings / Florin): Aluminium/White metal
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