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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 pfennig coin

Object | Accession Number: 1996.53.1

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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 pfennig coin

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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 pfennig coin

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Date: issue: 1942
Geography: manufacture: Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland); Łódź (Poland)
Language: German
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Money
Object Type: Scrip (aat)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Gorto

Physical Description: recto: "DER AELTESTE DER JUDEN IN LITZMANNSTADT"; verso: date "1942" on Star of David center surrounded by "Quittung Ueber/10/PFENNIG"; coin encased in plastic sleeve on cardboard; card = 2" x 2"
Dimensions: overall: | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Materials: overall : aluminum
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Economic aspects--Poland--Łódź.
Jewish councils--Economic aspects--Poland--Łódź.
Jewish ghettos--Economic aspects--Poland--Łódź.
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Poland.
Geographic Name: Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by John Gorto.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:24:26
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