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Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Object | Accession Number: 2012.168.7
2012.168.7 front Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note Click to enlarge 2012.168.7 back Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note Click to enlarge

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Date
issue:  1943 January 01
Geography
issue: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Language
German
Classification
Exchange Media
Category
Money
Object Type
Scrip (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark W. Glickman

About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and blue ink on a blue background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters within a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has a wide, offwhite border with the denomination 10 in the lower corner and a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a blue geometric background design with a central purple streak, German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 10 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 10 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The plate letter and number is in the upper left corner. It has a slight vertical crease in the center.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, upper center, printed in blue ink : QUITTUNG ÜBER / ZEHN KRONEN [RECEIPT OF / TEN CROWNS]
front, lower center, printed in middle text then above in blue ink : 10
front, lower center, smaller text than above, printed in blue ink : WER DIESE QUITTUNG VERFÄLSCHT ODER NACHMACHT / ODER GEFÄLSCHTE QUITTUNGEN IN VERKEHR BRINGT. / WIRD STRENGSTENS BESTRAFT [ANYONE WHO FALSIFIES OR DISTORTS OR FAKES THIS RECEIPT, OR COUNTERFEITS RECEIPT, WILL BE STRICTLY PUNISHED]
reverse, upper left in border, plate letter and number, printed in blue ink : A020
reverse, center, printed in blue ink : Quittung / über / ZEHN KRONEN [Receipt / of / TEN CROWNS]
reverse, lower center, printed in blue ink : THERESIENSTADT, AM 1.JANNER 1943 DER ALTESTE DER JUDEN / IN THERESIENSTADT [THERESIENSTADT, ON 1. JANUARY 1943 THE ELDER OF THE JEWS IN THERESIENSTADT]
reverse, bottom right, printed in blue ink : Jakob Edelstein
Contributor
Subject: Hecht
Biography
Mr. Hecht, full name unknown, was interned in Theresienstadt concentration camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia. The camp administration was turned over to the International Red Cross in early May 1945. The Russian Army arrived on May 9 and assumed control of the camp. After the war, Hecht emigrated to Palestine. He was a member of Haganah, a Jewish defense organization, and fought in the War of Independence that led to the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948. Haganah was transformed into the Israeli Defense Forces. Mr. Hecht married Ellen, who passed away in Florida circa 1995.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Mark W. Glickman.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

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

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:26:44
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Also in Ellen Hecht collection

The collection consists of fifteen pieces of scrip relating to the experiences of the husband of Ellen Hecht who was imprisoned in the Theresienstadt ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.

Date: 1943

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note

Object

Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note

Object

Scrip, valued at 1 krone, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note

Object

Scrip, valued at 1 krone, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

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