us-005578-irn85357-irn6628
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Rectangular white paper currency with a brown geometric background design on the face. It depicts a realistic portrait bust image of a girl with a headscarf and flowers within a decorative medallion with scalloped edges. The denomination 5 is in the corners and in the center of the note with German text superimposed. Near the lower edge is a signature, a Reichsadler seal with a swastika and German text, and a serial number in red ink. The back has a blue geometric background design, German text on the upper center and left and Ukrainian text on the right and lower center. The denomination 5 is in the center and corners. In the center background is an irregular circle with scalloped edges. It is discolored with age.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1942-01-01
has end date: 1942-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: ukr
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
history: The paper currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Bernard Lubran.
identifier: irn6628
is or was included in: us-005578-irn85357
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: German occupation currency note, valued at 5 Karbowanez, issued in eastern Poland (Ukraine.) In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, eastern Poland, now Ukraine, was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied most of the Ukraine. Most of the region was liberated by the Soviet Army in early 1944.
title: Occupation currency note, 5 Karbowanez, issued by Nazi Germany in eastern Poland