Physical Details
- Language
- German
- 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, off-white 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.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
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 2004 by Rita Spiegel, the daughter of Abraham Spiegel.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:16:28
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562327
Download & Licensing
In-Person Research
- By Appointment
- Request 21 Days in Advance of Visit
- Plan a Research Visit
- Request to See This Object
Contact Us
Also in Abraham Spiegel collection
Consists of one pre-war and wartime file of papers gathered and used by Abraham Spiegel, originally of Munkács, Czechoslovakia, to establish himself as a Hungarian citizen. Includes scrip from both the Theresienstadt and Litzmannstadt ghettos and official documents and paperwork for the Spiegels once they arrived in the United States, including passports. The paperwork focuses on Abraham Spiegel and his wife, Edita Rosenwasser Spiegel.
Date: 1928-1972
Abraham Spiegel papers
Document
The Abraham Spiegel papers consist of biographical materials documenting the Spiegel family, originally from Munkács (formerly Hungary) and Bardejov (Slovakia). Records include birth, marriage, and death certificates, residency and citizenship documents, and immigration and naturalization records. The papers particularly reflect the Spiegel family’s efforts to document their Hungarian citizenship to avoid deportation as Jewish non-citizens following the border realignments of the First Vienna Award in 1938 as well as Abraham’s immigration to the United States in 1947 with his wife and son.
50 Pfennig Scrip
Object