IS THIS A PRISONER OF WAR CURRENCY ?

This is quite an interesting note it is from (British) East Africa in that there are varying stories behind it the most accepted is that it was used in British POW camps in occupied  Italian Somaliland. Although Italian prisoners of war (POW) didn't remember them being used. Although British East Africa included Kenya, Zanzibar Tanganyika (Tanzania) and Uganda, its currency was  also used in British Somalian (NW part of modern Somalia) and the protectorate of Aden (now in Yemen)

The note is a 1 /- (shilling) note from the war period between 1940-1945 and is uniface (printed on one side only)

More East African notes HERE

East Africa

East Africa protectorate was an amalgamation of British protectorate countries in East Africa - Kenya, Tanganika, Uganda and Zanzibar. It issued currency through the East African Currency Board from 1905 to 1964 and was replaced by the individual country banks in 1966. the currency was pegged to the british currency at the time.
monetary unit: shilling = 100 cents

The Note above, is a one shilling note from 1943 with George VI on the front and a lion on the reverse.