Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Date
-
issue:
approximately 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, blue ink : ONE DOLLAR / * / DEGGENDORF / JEWISH COMMUNITY / TREASURER
face, upper left corner, printed, blue ink : 1
face, upper right corner, printed, blue ink : 1
face, lower right corner, printed, blue ink : 1
face, lower left corner, printed, blue ink : 1
reverse, center, printed, blue ink : ONE DOLLAR
reverse, upper left corner, printed, blue ink : 1
reverse, upper right corner, printed, blue ink : 1
reverse, lower right corner, printed, blue ink : 1
reverse, lower left corner, printed, blue ink : 1 - 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 blue ink. On the face is a border of wavy lines, and in each corner two branching arcs topped by a cross surround the denomination. In the center are 4 lines of text and a small blue star; in the lower right corner is a handwritten signature in black ink and a hand stamp in red ink. The stamp consists of a ring with text surrounding a smaller circle with 3 lines of text inside. The reverse has a line of text in the center and the denomination in numerals in each corner.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
- Inscription
- face, left side, stamped, red ink : Jewish Co…ittee / D. P. / Camp 7 / Deggendorf
face, lower right corner, signed, blue 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 16:24:45
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn736586
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Document
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Object
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Deggendorf displaced persons camp scrip, 10-cent note, acquired by Martin Oberlender
Object
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