Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note

Identifier
irn533418
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.474.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn533418

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)

Archival History

The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Jack and Marilyn Pechter.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jack and Marilyn Pechter

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular paper scrip. Front has design of a 7-branched candelabrum, or menorah, at center, numerical denomination 50 in black ink lower left and upper right corners, and 6-pointed stars, or Magen David, in upper left and lower right corners; background is light purple, with a lattice design of 6-pointed stars. German text in black across and below menorah. Back has same light-purple background design. German text in black at top and bottom; numerical denomination 50 in black ink.

Genre

  • Object
  • Exchange Media
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