Łódź ghetto scrip, 5 mark note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.870 inches (7.29 cm) | Width: 5.120 inches (13.005 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Barbara Abramowitz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Hillson Abramowitz. In Honor of Irving J. Abramowitz.
Scope and Content
5 Mark note from the Litzmannstadt (Łódź) ghetto.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
serial number 318499. On one side of the note is a menorah, the Star of David, and "Quittung ueber fuenf Mark." On the bottom is printed: "Wer diese Quittung verfaelscht oder nachmacht oder gefaelschte Quittungen in verkehr bringt / wird strengstens bestraft." Printed on the reverse is a Star of David and: "Quittung ueber fuenf Mark" and "Der Aelteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt." It is signed by the Elder of the Jews in Litzmannstadt.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object