us-005578-irn95107-irn5769
identifier: irn5769
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn95107-irn5769/alternateIDs/1
has or had holder: us-005578
record resource extent: overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn95107-irn5769/acquisitions/1
has or had some members with language: deu
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
history: The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Harry Weiss.
date: 1943 January 01
title: Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
has record set type: Item
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
type: RecordSet
scope and content: Scrip, valued at 100 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.
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and brown ink on a brown background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters in a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has an off-white border with the denomination 100 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a brown geometric background design with German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 100 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 100 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The serial number is in the upper left corner. The series number is on the right, center under the scrollwork.
is or was included in: us-005578-irn95107