Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Fish and Judith Fish
- Markings
- face, top, center, white letter on black background : ALLIIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE [ALLIED MILITARY]
face, each corner, blue ink : 1
face, top left and bottom right, blue ink : SERIE 1944
face, top, center, blue ink : IN / UMLAUF GESETZT / IN / DEUTSCHLAND [IN / CURRENT LAW / IN / GERMANY]
face, center, black ink : 064271262
face, bottom, center, blue ink : EINE / MARK
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Money
- Object Type
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Occupation currency (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Square paper currency with a face in light blue green ink with an abstract leafy underprint with a white M in the center, overlaid by a black latticework design, within a black decorative border with German text at the top. The denomination 1 is in each inner corner in blue ink. The serial number is in the center, with German text on all sides. The reverse is in orange ink, with a large white M in the center of an ornate, circular medallion within a square, geometric patterned frame.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Kurt Fish and Judith Fish.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-16 13:57:22
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