us-005578-irn521765-irn522361
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physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Theresienstadt scrip printed on rectangular, offwhite paper in black, blue, and purple ink. On the left is a medallion with an image of Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters; to the right is the denomination 10 and German text. The background rectangle has an abstract leaf pattern. On the right side is a wide offwhite border with the denomination 10 in the bottom corner below a 6-pointed Star of David. The reverse has a background rectangle with an interlocked oval pattern with a central streak, German text, an engraved signature, and a scrollwork line. The denomination 10 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 10 in the lower corner below a 6-pointed Star of David within a lined circle. The plate letter and number are in the upper left corner. The scrip is creased and discolored with some stains.
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date: 1943 January 01
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has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
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history: The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Ann West.
history: Franz Peter Kien was born January 1, 1919, in Varnsdorf, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic), to Leonard and Olga Frankl Kien. His father Leonard was born in 1886, in Varnsdorf, and was a member of the German-speaking Jewish population in the, the Sudetenalnd, which bordered Germany. Leonard was a textile manufacturer with his own factory. Peter’s mother Olga was born in 1898, in Bzenec, Austro-Hungary (Czech Republic), to Jewish parents. After 1929, the Kien family moved to Brno. Peter enrolled at the German Gymnasium, where he excelled at drawing, painting, and writing. In 1936, he graduated and moved to Prague to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. He also attended the Officina Pragensis, a private graphic design school run by a well-known Jewish artist, Hugo Steiner-Prag. On September 29, 1938, Germany annexed the Sudetenland. On March 15, 1939, Germany invaded Prague and annexed the Bohemia and Moravia provinces of Czechoslovakia, ruled by a Reich Protector. Jews were banned from participation in government, businesses, and organization, including schools. Peter had to leave the Academy, but continued to study at the Officina Pragensis. He also taught at Vinohrady Synagogue. In September 1940, Peter married Ilse Stranska, who was born on May 9, 1915, in Pilsen, to Jewish parents. In late September 1941, Reinhard Heydrich, the SS head of RSHA, Reich Main Security Office, became Reich Protector. Soon there were regular deportations of Jews to concentration camps. At the end of November, Theresienstadt concentration and transit camp near Prague got its first shipment of Jewish prisoners. On December 14, Peter was transported to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. He was assigned to the technical department where he worked as a draftsman and designer alongside other artists, including Bedrich Fritta, Leo Haas, and Jiri Lauscher. On July 16, 1942, Peter’s wife Ilse arrived in the camp. On January 30, 1943, Peter’s parents Leonard and Olga were transported from Bzenec to Te…
identifier: irn522361
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record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
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scope and content: Scrip, valued at 10 (zehn) 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.
title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note