Allied Military Authority currency, 1/2 mark, for use in Germany

Identifier
irn594528
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0088.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

Erna Rothschild donated the Walter H. Rothschild collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Square paper currency with a face in light blue green ink with an abstract leafy underprint with a white M in the center, overlaid by a black latticework design, within a black decorative border with German text at the top. The denomination 1/2 is in each inner corner in blue ink. The serial number is in the center, with German text on all sides. The reverse is in orange ink, with a large white M in the center of an ornate, circular medallion within a square, geometric patterned frame.

Genre

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