Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

Identifier
irn598756
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.611.8
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)

Archival History

The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Susan Gayer Meeks.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Gayer Meeks

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Theresienstadt scrip printed on watermarked, rectangular, offwhite paper in orange and brown blue ink. On the face is a vignette with Moses, a bearded man with a wrinkled brow, holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew. To the right is the denomination 100 and German text. The background rectangle has an abstract starlike pattern. On the right side is a wide margin with the denomination 100 in the bottom corner below a Star of David. The reverse has a blue oval strand pattern with a central purple streak overprinted with the denomination 100 in the upper right corner, and German text, an engraved signature, and a large scrollwork line in the center. On the left side is a wide margin with the denomination 100 in the bottom corner below a Star of David within a striped circle. The plate letter and number are in the upper left and lower right corners.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.