us-005578-irn90209-irn895
type: RecordSet
archival history: The coupon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Barry Perlman.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular, discolored white paper coupon with 3 perforated edges and an unperforated right edge. It has black printed text with the denomination 1 Mark in the center. There is a printed Gutschein (coupon) number, 1151. It has a partial government seal stamped on the right. The back is blank. It is soiled with some stains. front, black ink : Gemeinde Moosch. / Gutschein Nr. 1151 / 1 Mark Siegel. / Dieser Schein wird in bar eingelöst. / Der Bürgermeister, / Hoffmann [Municipality Moosch., Coupon Nr. 79, 10 Mark seal. This note will be redeemed in cash. The Mayor, Hoffmann] front, left, stamp, border, purple ink : [ALS]ACE ✩ DE MOOSCH
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1920-1921
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: irn895
is or was included in: us-005578-irn90209
record resource extent: overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Coupon with an exchange value of 10 marks of a type issued following World War I by the local government in Moosch in the Haut Rhine region in the Alsace region of France. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, made Germany return the Alsace and Lorraine regions to France. The regions had been German territory since the 1871 Franco-Prussian War. These coupons helped manage the currency transition. Located near the border of France, Switzerland, and Germany, the region's boundaries were contested for centuries. During World War II, the region was reclaimed by Nazi Germany in 1940 when it invaded France. After France was liberated in 1944, it was restored to French control. In 1945, the local language, Alsatian, a German dialect, was outlawed in schools.
title: Moosch (Alsace), France, 1 mark currency exchange coupon 1151