Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, 100 kronen note, issued in German occupied Czechoslovakia

Identifier
irn8583
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.17.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 6.625 inches (16.827 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The occupation currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Helen Weisenberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helene Weisenberg

Scope and Content

Occupation currency note, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1940. Germany occupied these Czech provinces in March 1939, and created the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia as part of the Greater German Reich. The Czech garrison town of Theresienstadt (Terezin) was located within the Protectorate near the extended German border.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular offwhite paper currency. Face has a blue border with text and numeric denominations in each corner and floral designs on the vertical sides. In the center of the border is an image of Prague, depicting the Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, and the Vltava River. In the right foreground is a statue on a pedestal of a knight in armor, holding a sword and a crest. To the left, in the upper corner, is a red shield with a white lion facing right. Under the shield is a series number in red ink. In the lower left hand corner of the note is the denomination in blue, above the denomination is the serial number and text in red. The back has a blue background comprised of a two-tone blue flower design with six petals, with a blue geometric border. There is a rectangular section within the flower design that has a blue geometric background and a blue border with repeating text of the name of the protectorate in both German and Czech. There is also text in blue in the center of the rectangular section. There are numeric denominations at the right top and bottom corners of the note.

Subjects

Genre

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