Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Scrip, valued at 10 cents, likely distributed to Martin Oberlender while he lived in the Deggendorf displaced persons (DP) camp after World War II. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
- Date
-
issue:
after 1945 November 05
- Geography
-
issue:
Deggendorf (Displaced persons camp);
Deggendorf (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gary Oberlender
- Markings
- face, center, printed, red ink : TEN CENTS / * / DEGGENDORF / JEWISH COMMUNITY / TREASURER
face, upper left corner, printed, red ink : 10
face, upper right corner, printed, red ink : 10
face, lower right corner, printed, red ink : 10
face, lower left corner, printed, red ink : 10
reverse, center, printed, red ink : TEN CENTS
reverse, upper left corner, printed, red ink : 10
reverse, upper right corner, printed, red ink : 10
reverse, lower right corner, printed, red ink : 10
reverse, lower left corner, printed, red ink : 10 - Contributor
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Issuer:
Deggendorf Jewish Committee
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Money
- Object Type
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Scrip (aat)
- Physical Description
- Deggendorf scrip printed on rectangular, off-white paper in red ink. On the face is a border of wavy lines, and inside each corner is a square with the denomination. In the center are 4 lines of text and a small red star; in the lower right corner is a handwritten signature in black ink and a hand stamp in purple ink. The stamp consists of a ring with text surrounding a smaller circle with 3 lines of text inside.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.380 inches (6.045 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
- Inscription
- face, lower right corner, stamped, purple ink : Jewish Commit… / D. P. / Camp 7 / Deggendorf
face, lower right corner, signed, black ink : [illegible]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Deggendorf (Germany)
- Corporate Name
- Deggendorf (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Gary Oberlender.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-14 16:27:11
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn736585
Also in Oberlender family collection
The collection consists of documents and DP era scrip pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
Date: after 1944
Oberlender family papers
Document
Consists of documents such as certificates and work papers pertaining primarily to the postwar experiences of the donor's parents, Martin (1925-2008) and Bertha Merems Oberlender (1929-1921), who were both Survivors of the Holocaust. Also included are identity documents obtained after the war when Martin was living in the Deggendorf displaced persons camp.
Republic of Czechoslovakia currency, 1 korunu note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
Object
Czech currency, 1 korunu note issued in 1944, acquired by Martin Oberlender under unknown circumstances. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
Protektorat Cechy a Morava, 1 korunu note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
Object
Czech currency, 1 korunu note, acquired by Martin Oberlender under unknown circumstances. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 10-cent note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
Object
Scrip, valued at 10 cents, likely distributed to Martin Oberlender while he lived in the Deggendorf displaced persons (DP) camp after World War II. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 1 dollar note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
Object
Scrip, valued at 1 dollar, distributed to Heinz Martin Oberlender while he lived in the Deggendorf displaced persons (DP) camp after World War II. Part of a collection pertaining to the experiences of Martin and Betty Oberlender, both Survivors of the Holocaust.
