Rectangular paper currency. On recto, a white background with a decorative border with the numerical denomination 2 in center left and right medallions. The central image has a swastika, a man with a shovel, behind him, a man with a wheelbarrow; the background has a field and trees under a green sky. There is a sailing vessel at the bottom. On verso, a green background with a decorative motif in black consisting of 9 medallions arranged in a diamond pattern. Two of the medallions represent the denomination; 7 are of various insignia, chiefly Nazi party symbols.
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The occupation currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Niels Bach.
overall: Height: 3.560 inches (9.042 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
Occupation currency, valued at 2 kroner, issued in Denmark by the German occupation regime in 1942. Denmark was occupied by Germany from April 9, 1940, to May 5, 1945.
Danish occupation currency, 2 kroner