Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 1 dollar note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
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The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Gary Oberlender.
approximately 1945 November 05
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Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 1 dollar note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
Scrip, valued at 1 dollar, distributed to Heinz Martin Oberlender while he lived in the Deggendorf displaced persons (DP) camp after World War II. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
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Deggendorf scrip printed on rectangular, off-white paper in blue ink. On the face is a border of wavy lines, and in each corner two branching arcs topped by a cross surround the denomination. In the center are 4 lines of text and a small blue star; in the lower right corner is a handwritten signature in black ink and a hand stamp in red ink. The stamp consists of a ring with text surrounding a smaller circle with 3 lines of text inside. The reverse has a line of text in the center and the denomination in numerals in each corner.
face, left side, stamped, red ink : Jewish Co…ittee / D. P. / Camp 7 / Deggendorf face, lower right corner, signed, blue ink : [illegible]