Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note

Identifier
irn6841
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.26.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn6841

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm) | Width: 3.370 inches (8.56 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

50 Pfennig 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 134859. On one side of the note is a menorah, the Star of David, and "Quittung ueber 50 Pfennig; Der. Aelteste der Juden in litzmannstadt." On the reverse is printed: "Quittung ueber Fuenfzig Pfennig; Wer diese Quittung verfaelscht oder nachmacht oder gefaelschte Quittungen in verkehr bringt / wird strengstens bestraft." It is signed by the Elder of the Jews in Litzmannstadt.

Genre

  • Exchange Media
  • Object
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