Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
Archival History
The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Gerard Gert.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gerhard Gert
Scope and Content
Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and green ink on a green background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters in a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 20 in the lower corner and a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a green geometric background design with German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 20 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 20 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The serial number is in the upper left corner. The series number is on the right, center under the scrollwork.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severocesky kraj)
- Concentration camps--Economic aspects.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object