Auschwitz concentration camp scrip 1 Reichsmark, in 2 pieces, received by an inmate
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Auschwitz scrip, valued at 1 Reichsmark, received by Morris Sobo when he was imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp. The scrip is torn into 2 pieces. Scrip was issued in the camps as a means of improving worker productivity.
- Date
-
received:
approximately 1944
- Geography
-
received:
Auschwitz (Concentration camp);
Oświęcim (Poland)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Blanche Rever
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Money
- Object Type
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Scrip (aat)
- Physical Description
- Scrip "Prämienschein" valued at 1 Reichsmark; in two pieces
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Blanche Rever.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:14
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35848
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