5 schilling Alliierte Militarbehorde currency
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.880 inches (7.315 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
Archival History
The currency was found by Pamela Ireland in 1973 in a discarded box in the basement of her apartment building in Boston, MA. Donated by Pamela Ireland to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Pamela Ireland
Scope and Content
Currency issued in 1944 in Austria, part of a collection documenting the experiences of Sue Elder who worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials from 1946-1948.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pink and purple ink on white background
Subjects
- Austria
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Currency.
- Object
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