An ingenious currency issue, these rare notes were created by prisoners at the Hay Internment Camp, unbeknownst to authorities!
Printed in tiny numbers, and issued in March 1941, these notes represented a blatant contravention of Australian law.
Most were destroyed by August the same year. As a result, the Hay Internment Camp Sixpence is rare in any condition.
Hay Internment Camp Mendel-Stahl (R1) Sixpence Note Very Good repai...
$1,595.00 AUD
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Country of Issue
Australia
Year of Issue
1940
Denomination
Sixpence
Grade
VG
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Hay Internment Camp Mendel-Stahl (R1) Sixpence Note Very Good repaired, with edge nicks & tears
