us-005578-irn538179-irn598752
type: RecordSet
archival history: The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Susan Gayer Meeks.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Theresienstadt 5 kronen scrip printed on rectangular, offwhite paper in black and brown ink. On the face is a vignette of Moses, a bearded man with a wrinkled brow, holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew. To the right is the denomination 5 and German text. The background rectangle has a wavy latticework pattern. On the right is a wide offwhite border with 5 in the bottom corner below a Star of David. The reverse has a background rectangle of interlocked diamonds with an orange center streak, overprinted with German text, engraved signature, and a scrollwork line. The denomination 5 is in the upper right corner. On the left side is a wide offwhite border with 5 in the lower corner below a Star of David within a lined circle. The plate letter and number are in the upper left corner.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn598752
is or was included in: us-005578-irn538179
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note