1901 Ceylon Prisoner War Good-For Ragama Camp 50cts Note
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Actual coins and multiples where applicable - coin image may be generic where necessary Each 'Good-For', as they were known, was individually numbered on both sides at the top and bear the signature of I. Ingram above the printed "Captain, Camp Commandant" on lower right. The signature of Capt. Ingram is normally applied with a rubber stamp in violet on the 10 cent note, while the other values are hand signed. From the few notes recorded, it would appear numbering commenced with No. 1
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------------------------------------------------ DETAILS: 1901 FIFTY CENT GOOD-FOR NOTE FIRST ISSUE Size: 114mmx 83mm back is not printed Pale brown pattern with black and deep purple ink printing on white paper - yellowed with age DESCRIPTION: Over 5,000 Boers were interned in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the Boer War. The Ceylon camps were the second set of overseas POW camps after those in St. Helena had filled. Boer prisoners consisting of burghers captured while under arms from the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), first arrived in Ceylon on 1900 August 9th and subsequently others followed until 5,089 prisoners had landed with the last on 1901 June 1st. Diyatalawa was the main camp. Mount Lavinia was the convalescent camp opened on 1900 December 17th. Dissidents and irreconcilables who would not sign the oath of allegiance to the British Crown were housed at Ragama Camp which got it's first inmates on 1901 January 8th. Camps for prisoners on parole was also opened at Urugasmanhandiya on 1901 September 11th and also in Hambantota on 1901 September 19th. When informed that a sum of money had been placed to the credit of a prisoner-of-war in one of the South African banks, he was allowed to draw against it in the miniature bank-notes issued by the Camp Commandant. Newly arrived Boers had good deal of money, mostly in Transvaal gold sovereigns, which were deposited with the Camp Commandant. These sovereigns were exchanged at Rs 15.25 of local money. The Boer prisoners were paid for the labour, the maximum rate for the more skilled captive artisans being Rs 1.25 for a 7 hour work day. The Diyatalawa Camp was ringed by the deep trench and barbed wire entanglements, came to be called Boer Town. It was divided into two laagers or settlements. The one nearer to the railway station was dubbed by the prisoners themselves Kruger's Dorp, and was occupied mainly by Transvaalers. The Burghers from the Orange River Colony occupied the other, which they christened Steyn's Ville. Source:https://libcom.org/article/pow-camps-ceylon-during-boer-war ------------------------------------------------ TO RESERVE Call Marketing Now (011) 789-2233 or (011) 789 -2234Or email us by clicking on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This offer expires on the9th September 2022- and/or subject to availability. E & OE - Subject to our terms and conditions. NB: Payment options we accept for this promotion are: Bank transfer (EFT). Or cash upon collection on these promotions. We are POPIA Compliant ------------------------------------------------ |
