Buchenwald Aussenkommando scrip for SS Ko. Rottleberode, -.50 Reichsmark

Identifier
irn938
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.21.5
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)

Archival History

The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Michael Greenberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Greenberg

Scope and Content

.50 Reichsmark Buchenwald Aussenkommando [Outside Command] scrip for SS Ko. Rottleberode concentration camp in Germany. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Division, part of the Third Army, arrived in camp and discovered more than 21,000 starved and ill inmates.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular, discolored, light brown paper coupon with a pale green floral patterned rectangle with scalloped edges and a narrow unprinted border printed on the front. There is German text in the top left corner and diagonally across the center. The serial number 4311 is in the lower center and the denomination -.50 is in the lower right. An SS camp name is stamped in purple ink diagonally right of center. The reverse is blank.

front, right, stamped, purple ink : Ko.Rottleberode

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