Ration coupon from the Kovno ghetto
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
Archival History
The coupon was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Brown paper; recto: upper left, illegible mark in pencil; upper right, inscription in pencil, "7"; center, blue ink stamps, "C.No./ Rb.30, -Dreissig,"; black ink stamp, "MAENNER"; upper right, black ink stamp, "6388"; lower left, green/black ink stamp, "LG"; lower right, blue ink stamp, "JUEDISCHES GHETTO/ARBEITSAMT/VILIJAMPOLE"; verso: lower left, blue ink stamp depicting Star of David encircled by letter "G."
front, center, black ink : C.No. / Rb.30,-Thirty front, lower right, blue ink : JEWISH GHETTO / LABOR BUREAU/VILIJAMPOLE
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects--Poland.
- Jewish ghettos--Economic aspects--Poland.
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Poland.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media