Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 2 Reichsmark
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The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Thomas McKeown.
approximately 1942
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Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 2 Reichsmark
overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
2 Reichsmark coupon issued at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Division, part of the Third Army, arrived in camp and discovered more than 21,000 starved and ill inmates.
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Rectangular, light brown paper coupon with a rectangular, pale orange floral background design with scalloped edges and a narrow, blank border printed on the front. German text, the denomination 2, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design.