Allied Military Authority currency, 5 mark, for use in Germany
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Kurt Fish and Judith Fish.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Fish and Judith Fish
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
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 5 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. The note is creased and soiled.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media