us-005578-irn95116-irn9910
type: RecordSet
archival history: The coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Carolyn Landau.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Circular, silver colored metal coin, possibly aluminum or magnesium. The obverse has an embossed design with a 6 pointed Star of David, German text, and the year in the center over a circular line interspersed with Stars of David. There is a circle etched around the outer rim. The reverse has an embossed design with the denomination 5 mark in the center crossed by a banner with German text. There is German text engraved in a circle near the depressed rim.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1943-01-01
has end date: 1943-12-31
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: irn9910
is or was included in: us-005578-irn95116
record resource extent: overall: | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: 5 mark coin issued in the Łódź ghetto in Poland in 1943. After Nazi Germany occupied Poland, Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and annexed to the German Reich. The Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip and tokens were designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration camps or killing centers.
title: Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 5 mark coin