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Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 mark

Object | Accession Number: 1995.23.1

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    Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 mark

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    1 mark coupon issued at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Division, part of the Third Army, arrived in camp and discovered more than 21,000 starved and ill inmates.
    Date
    issue:  approximately 1942
    Geography
    issue: Buchenwald (Concentration camp); Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene Gottesman
    Markings
    front, top, black ink : two SS lightning bolts -Standort-Kantine - Buchenwald
    front, center, black ink : RM. 1 RM.
    front, bottom, black ink : WERTMARKE / 38117 / ✽

    Physical Details

    Language
    German German
    Classification
    Exchange Media
    Category
    Money
    Object Type
    Scrip (aat)
    Genre/Form
    Money
    Physical Description
    Rectangular, light brown paper coupon with a rectangular, pale blue floral background design with scalloped edges and a narrow, blank border printed on the front. German text, the denomination 1, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design. The paper is creased, very worn, and stained.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink, pressure-sensitive tape

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Eugene Gottesman.
    Record last modified:
    2023-06-06 07:20:29
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