Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, .50 Reichsmark
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- .50 Reichsmark 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 John Foy
- Markings
- front, top, black ink : two SS lightning bolts -Standort-Kantine - Buchenwald
front, center, black ink : RM. -.50 RM.
front, bottom, black ink : WERTMARKE / 75965 / ✽
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)
- Genre/Form
- Money
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, light brown paper coupon with a rectangular, pale green floral background motif with scalloped edges and a narrow, blank border printed on the front. German text, the denomination .50, a serial number, and an asterisk are printed in black ink over the floral design. The coupon is adhered to black scrpabook paper with with an inscription below the coupon and on the back.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, adhesive, paint
- Inscription
- front, on scrapbook paper, handprinted, white paint : Useless money paid to prissioners in Buchenwald concentration camp Weimer Germany
back, handprinted, white paint : These pictures are / but are typical o
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 1993 by John Foy.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-06 07:20:22
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7164
