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Auschwitz concentration camp scrip 1 Reichsmark, in 2 pieces, received by an inmate

Object | Accession Number: 2014.492.1 a-b
2014.492.1 a-b front Auschwitz concentration camp scrip 1 Reichsmark, in 2 pieces, received by an inmate Click to enlarge

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)
Language
German
Classification
Exchange Media
Category
Money
Object Type
Scrip (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Blanche Rever

About This Object

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

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Blanche Rever.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:26:50
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