Moosch (Alsace), France, 10 mark currency exchange coupon nr. 79
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Archival History
The coupon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Barry Perlman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barry Arnold Perlman, in the name of Louis Perlman
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Coupon with an exchange value of 10 marks of the type issued following World War I (1914-1918) by the local government in Moosch in the Haut Rhine of the Alsace region of France. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, made Germany return the Alsace and Lorraine regions to France. The regions had been German territory since the 1871 Franco-Prussian War. These coupons helped manage the currency transition. Located near the border of France, Switzerland, and Germany, the region's boundaries were contested for centuries. During World War II, the region was reclaimed by Nazi Germany in 1940 when it invaded France. After France was liberated in 1944, it was restored to French control. In 1945, the local language, Alsatian, a German dialect, was outlawed in schools.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular, discolored white paper coupon with 3 perforated edges. It has black printed text with the denomination 10 Mark in the center. There is a line with the handwritten Gutschein (coupon) number, 79. It has a partial government seal stamped on the right. The back is blank. The paper is spotted with red-brown ink stains.
front, black ink : Gemeinde Moosch. / Gutschein Nr. 79 / 10 Mark Siegel. / Dieser Schein wird in bar eingelöst. / Der Bürgermeister, / Hoffmann [Municipality Moosch., Coupon Nr. 79, 10 Mark seal. This note will be redeemed in cash. The Mayor, Hoffmann] front, left, stamp, border, purple ink : [MO]OSCH REEIS THANN [Moosch ... Thann is the administrative district]
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Foreign exchange--France--History--20th century.
- Alsace (France)--Economic aspects--History--20th century.
- Alsace (France)--History--20th century.
- World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France--Moosch.
- Currency question--France--History--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media