Moosch (Alsace), France, 5 mark currency exchange coupon nr. 377
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 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 5 marks of a type issued following World War I (1914-1918) by the local government of Moosch in the Haut Rhine in 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 pink paper coupon with 3 perforated edges and an unperforated bottom left edge. It has black printed text with the denomination 5 Mark in the center. There is a line with the handwritten Gutschein (coupon) number, 677. It has a partial government seal stamped on the right. The back is blank. It is lightly creased with a few stains.
front, black ink : Gemeinde Moosch. / Gutschein Nr. 677 / 5 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 : [A]LSACE) ✩ DE MOOSCH
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Alsace (France)--Economic aspects--History--20th century.
- Currency question--France--History--20th century.
- World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France--Moosch.
- Foreign exchange--France--History--20th century.
- Alsace (France)--History--20th century.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object