Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer
- Markings
- front, upper center, printed in green ink : QUITTUNG ÜBER / EINE KRONE [RECEIPT OF / ONE CROWN]
front, lower center, printed in middle text then above in green ink : 1
front, lower center, smaller text than above, printed in green 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 green ink : A043
reverse, center, printed in green ink : Quittung / über / EINE KRONE [Receipt / of / ONE CROWN]
reverse, lower center, printed in green 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 green ink : Jakob Edelstein
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
- Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and green ink on a green 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 1 in the lower corner and a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a green geometric background design with German text and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 1 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 1 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: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 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 Theresienstadt scrip was The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Maud Michal Beer.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-08-03 13:34:32
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Album: given to Maud on her 12th birthday on April 7, 1941; Documents and Correspondence; including Fritz Stecklmacher’s death certificate from Theresienstadt on May 31, 1943; letters written in the camp by Maud’s boyfriend Hermann Tandler before he was deported in October 1942; four self-made notebooks with drawings and essays by Maud; deportation signs; work ID’s; and many other documents from the time of her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945; Artifacts; clothes hanger; leather bag; spoon; parts of two armbands; leather folders and other items Maud had in her possession in the Theresienstadt camp.
Brown leather bag
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Leather bag given to Maud for Hannukkah by her maternal grandparents, Max and Steffi Steiner in 1937. When the Prostejov Jews were deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, Maud asked her parents to allow her to take this bag with her. She kept her treasures in the bag throughout her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8,
Hanger
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Clothes hanger from time of Maud's imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Spoon
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Spoon from the time of Maud's imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Souvenir
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Ladybug, which Maud received from Hermann Tandler in Prostejov and kept in her posession throughout her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8,
Sign
Object
Wooden sign with "25" carved on one side and initials "M.S." carved on the other side, which indicated that Maud Stecklmacher lived in room number 25 in Block L410 in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard tag
Object
Tag in Maud's possession during her time in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard tag
Object
Tag in Maud's possession during her time in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard folder
Object
Blue cardboard folder, which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945, in which she kept documents and writings.
Leather folder with pencil
Object
Brown leather folder with red pencil which Maud took with her from home in which she kept her diary.
Embroidered patch
Object
Embroidered patch which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
Embroidered patch
Object
Embroidered patch which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
Armband
Object
Textile fragment, which served as armband, used to be red in color, issued by the Central Officer of the camp to young people who helped people awaiting deportation.
Armband
Object
Textile fragment, which served as armband, used to be red in color, issued by the Central Officer of the camp to young people who helped people awaiting deportation.
Notebook
Object
Handmade notebook titled "Terezin L410 č 25." L410 signifies a barrack number and č 25 is a room number in children's block in Theresienstadt. In the booklet Maud drew views of the camp and portraits as well as an auto portrait; dated 1943.
Maud Michal Beer papers
Document
Contains an album given to the donor on her 12th birthday on April 7, 1941; documents and correspondence including Fritz Stecklmacher’s death certificate from Theresienstadt on May 31, 1943; letters written in the camp by Maud’s boyfriend Hermann Tandler before he was deported in October 1942; four self-made notebooks with drawings and essays by Maud; deportation signs; work identification cards; and many other documents from the time of her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
