Lawrence and Stelly Levy Kirsch collection

Identifier: irn521788
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521788

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Lawrence and Stella Levy Kirsch.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of seven pieces of scrip of the type issued in the Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czecoslovakia during the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 7 of 7

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521789
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 1 (eine) krone, of the type distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May 1945. In 3.5 years...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521790
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 2 (zwei) kronen, of the type distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521791
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 5 (funf) kronen, of the type distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521792
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 10 (zehn) kronen, of the type distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521793
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 20 (zwanzig) kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521794
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 50 (funfzig) kronen, of the type distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operat...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521795
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago
Scrip, valued at 100 (ein hundert) kronen, of the type issued in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operat...

Lawrence and Stelly Levy Kirsch collection

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Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note