Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Jack and Marilyn Pechter.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jack and Marilyn Pechter
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper scrip. Front has design of a 7-branched candelabrum, or menorah, at center, numerical denomination 50 in black ink lower left and upper right corners, and 6-pointed stars, or Magen David, in upper left and lower right corners; background is light purple, with a lattice design of 6-pointed stars. German text in black across and below menorah. Back has same light-purple background design. German text in black at top and bottom; numerical denomination 50 in black ink.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media