Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
Archival History
The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Susan Gayer Meeks.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Gayer Meeks
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Theresienstadt 5 kronen scrip printed on rectangular, offwhite paper in black and brown ink. On the face is a vignette of Moses, a bearded man with a wrinkled brow, holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew. To the right is the denomination 5 and German text. The background rectangle has a wavy latticework pattern. On the right is a wide offwhite border with 5 in the bottom corner below a Star of David. The reverse has a background rectangle of interlocked diamonds with an orange center streak, overprinted with German text, engraved signature, and a scrollwork line. The denomination 5 is in the upper right corner. On the left side is a wide offwhite border with 5 in the lower corner below a Star of David within a lined circle. The plate letter and number are in the upper left corner.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media