Tillman Neuner collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594895
• English
• overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Parcel admission stamp for Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, depicting the surrounding landscape of Bohemia. The camp was established by the Germans in November 1941 about 40 miles north of Prague in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia created after Nazi Germany occupied the western region of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. It was a multi-use camp, acting as a settlement, transit camp, and propaganda tool. The stamp, which was printed in Prague, was issued by the Prague Jewish Council beginning in July 1943. Inmates at Theresienstadt could receive inspected packages of food and clothing f...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594896
• English
• overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmate...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594897
• English
• overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmate...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594898
• English
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmat...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594899
• English
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmat...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594900
• English
• overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmat...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594901
• English
• overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmat...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594902
• English
• overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594903
• English
• overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594904
• English
• overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594905
• English
• overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594906
• English
• overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594907
• English
• overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inma...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594908
• English
• overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inm...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn594914
• English
• overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. The scrip was printed by the National Bank in Prague in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. The notes are dated 1 January 1943, but were not distributed until May 1943. Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inm...