Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
Archival History
The Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Dave and Rae Kirshbaum.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dave and Rae Kirshbaum
Scope and Content
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper scrip. The front has a graphic design in black and brown ink on a brown background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters within a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 5 in the lower corner and a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a brown geometric background design with a central orange streak, German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 5 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 5 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The plate letter and number is in the upper left corner.
Subjects
- Concentration camps--Economic aspects.
- Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severocesky kraj)
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object