Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 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 50 kronen scrip printed on rectangular, watermarked, offwhite paper in black and light blue ink. The face has 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 50 and German text. The background rectangle has an abstract repeating pattern. On the right side is a wide offwhite border with 50 in the bottom corner below a Star of David. The reverse has a background rectangle with a blue zigzag pattern with an orange center streak, overprinted with German text, an engraved signature, and a large scrollwork line. The denomination 50 is in the upper right corner. On the left side is a wide offwhite border with 50 in the bottom corner below a Star of David in a lined circle. The serial number is in red in the upper left corner. The series letter in red ink is on the lower right. It is in excellent, uncirculated condition.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object