us-005578-irn79192-irn28685
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identifier: irn28685
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and red ink on a red background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters within a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 2 in the lower corner and a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a red geometric background design with German text and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 2 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 2 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The plate number is in the upper left corner.
title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
scope and content: Scrip, valued at 2 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.
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn79192-irn28685/acquisitions/1
has record set type: Item
has or had holder: us-005578
history: The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Thelma Dixon.
is or was included in: us-005578-irn79192
has or had some members with language: deu
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
date: 1943 January 01
type: RecordSet