Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
Creator(s)
- George Lauer (Subject)
Biographical History
George Lauer was a survivor of the Terezin ghetto and served as head of the ghetto sanitation department both prior to, and immediately following, liberation.
Archival History
The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by the Estate of George Lauer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edith and George Lauer
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics 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.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severocesky kraj)
- Concentration camps--Economic aspects.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object