Allied Military Authority currency, 2 francs
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 blue-green underprint with a dome flanked by torches with superimposed black wavy lines, and a decorative black border. The denomination 2 is in the 4 inner corners in green ink. The serial number and French text are in the center. The denomination DEUX 2 FRANCS is in the bottom center. The reverse has a red and blue underprint with wavy and distorted lines and a geometric patterned blue border. In the center is a floating French flag with 3 vertical stripes: blue, white, red. Across the bottom of the flagpole is a decorative blue panel with scrollwork flourishes and the French national motto: Liberte Egalite Fraternite. The note is like new, with narrow bottom and right edges.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object