Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm) | Width: 3.370 inches (8.56 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Jacek Nowakowski.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacek Nowakowski
Scope and Content
Scrip with a receipt value of 50 cents issued in 1940 in the Jewish ghetto in Łódź, Poland, which was renamed Litzmannstadt by the Germans following their invasion and occupation of Poland in September 1939. When the Germans transferred Jews to the ghetto, they confiscated all currency in exchange for scrip that could be spent only inside the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] of the Łódź ghetto, and includes traditional Jewish symbols.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper scrip. Front has design of a 7-branched candelabrum, or menorah, at center, numerical denomination 50 in black ink lower left and upper right corners, and 6-pointed stars, or Magen David, in upper left and lower right corners; background is light purple, with a lattice design of 6-pointed stars. German text in black across and below menorah. Back has same light-purple background design. German text in black at top and bottom; numerical denomination 50 in black ink upper corners; serial number in lower center.
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź--Economic aspects.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media