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Dachau concentration camp "Prämienschein"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.101

Overview

Description: The receipt ("Prämienschein") was issued to a prisoner (victim) in Dachau concentration camp.

A number of camps within the German Reich issued very similar notes known as 'Praemienschein' or premium notes. Scrip from some camps are of the same design except for the camp name. This shows the influence of the concentration camp authority in regards to note design. Premium notes were authorized by the 'Service Regulations for the Granting of favors to inmates.' The notes were supossed to be used for cigarettes and other canteen purchases, to fund inmate savings accounts, and even pay for brothel visits. The premium note issues have 'Pramienschein' written near the top of the note; this is either preceded or followed by "Konzentrationslager" and the name of the camp. While the official authorization documents have survived the war, little other information is available concerning premium notes.
Date: 1944
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Folman

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Extent: 1 folder

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
Corporate Name: Dachau (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Issued 1944, Dachau concentration camp. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Eva Folman.The receipt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Eva Folman in 1995.

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