Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.120 inches (5.385 cm) | Width: 3.370 inches (8.56 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Carolyn Landau.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carolyn C. Landau
Scope and Content
Scrip, fifty pfennig note, used in Łódź [Litsmannstadt] Ghetto during the Holocaust
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
recto: facsimile signature of "Chaim Rumkowski lower center; pre-printed "Quittung/ueber/50 Pfennig/Der Aelteste der Juden/in Litsmannstadt/Litzmannstadt den 15 Mai 1940" across face, over image of candelabra; star of David in each corner; verso: pre-printed number "50" in upper corners; "Quittung ueber/Fusenfzig Pfennig/No. 074523.".."
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object