Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 2 mark note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.900 inches (12.446 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Leo Pelkington.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Dominican Fathers
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
rectangular form; brown and cream geometrical background; on recto, brown Star of David at upper left corner, "Zwei Mark" at center, "No 009578" [in orange] near right edge, and "2" at lower right corner; on verso, menorah at center and flanked on each side by "2" encased in circles, "Quittung/Uber" at center above menorah, "Zwei-Mark" superimposed on menorah, and "2" at lower left corner
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media