Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 50 Pfennig note from the Litzmannstadt (Łódź) ghetto.
- Date
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1940 May 15
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Hillson Abramowitz. In Honor of Irving J. Abramowitz.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Money
- Object Type
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Scrip (aat)
- Physical Description
- serial number 134859. On one side of the note is a menorah, the Star of David, and "Quittung ueber 50 Pfennig; Der. Aelteste der Juden in litzmannstadt."
On the reverse is printed: "Quittung ueber Fuenfzig Pfennig; Wer diese Quittung verfaelscht oder nachmacht oder gefaelschte Quittungen in verkehr bringt / wird strengstens bestraft." It is signed by the Elder of the Jews in Litzmannstadt. - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm) | Width: 3.370 inches (8.56 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 1992 by Barbara Abramowitz.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:07
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