Antisemitic Nazi propaganda leaflet mimicking a US silver certificate found by a US soldier
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The propaganda leaflet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Ann Pugh, the widow of Dr. Charles E. Pugh.
Charles E. Pugh was born in 1924 in Kentucky. In April 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served in the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, 17 Airborne Division in combat for several months in France and other areas of Europe during World War II. After the war, he married Ann and had two children. Dr. Pugh, age 76, died in 2001 in Texas.
approximately 1943
irn518142
Antisemitic Nazi propaganda leaflet mimicking a US silver certificate found by a US soldier
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
Anti-Jewish and anti-Allied forces Nazi propaganda leaflet acquired by Charles E. Pugh while he served as a United States paratrooper in France during World War II. These leaflets were dropped from planes over Paris in late 1943, as part of a German propaganda campaign to raise suspicions against the United States and its part in the worldwide Jewish conspiracy which threatened the safety of France and all of Europe. The streets would appear to be littered with real dollar bills. Then, after picking one up, a person would discover that it was fake and see the information detailing how Jews have manipulated the US and controlled its currency to support the Jewish threat and wage the Jewish war.
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Folded, rectangular offwhite paper leaflet with a front and back cover design in black and green ink mimicking a United States one dollar silver certificate. The face has a black decorative border with corner medallions with the denomination 1. There is a portrait of George Washington in the center; to the left is watermarked denomination 1, serial number Y91033384 A in blue ink, series 1935A, and engraved signatures. The back cover has a narrow white border, then a green web patterned edge design. On the left and right are images of the front and back of the Great Seal of the United States: front, an unfinished pyramid topped by the Eye of Providence within a triangle; back, an eagle with outstretched wings and a shield. The denomination ONE is in the center and 1 is in the 4 corners. The interior has a yellow Star of David, with text within, printed across the center fold, with text to the left and right.