us-005578-irn26052
type: RecordSet
archival history: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Eugene Gottesman.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular, light brown paper coupon with a rectangular, pale blue floral background design with scalloped edges and a narrow, blank border printed on the front. German text, the denomination 1, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design. The paper is creased, very worn, and stained.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
date: approximately 1942
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 43
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn26052
record resource extent: overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: 1 mark coupon issued at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Division, part of the Third Army, arrived in camp and discovered more than 21,000 starved and ill inmates.
title: Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 mark