us-005578-irn49841-irn11599
record resource extent: overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn11599
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn49841-irn11599/alternateIDs/1
is or was included in: us-005578-irn49841
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
scope and content: Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn49841-irn11599/acquisitions/1
has or had holder: us-005578
history: The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by George Lauer.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and brown ink on a brown background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters in a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has an off-white border with the denomination 100 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a brown geometric background design with German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 100 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 100 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The serial number is in the upper left corner. The series number is on the right, center under the scrollwork.
type: RecordSet
title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
date: 1943 January 01