Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 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 50 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 blue/green ink on a blue/green background. The front depicts Moses holding 2 stone tablets with the 10 Commandments in Hebrew characters in a medallion on the left, with German text on the right. The right side has an off-white border with the denomination 50 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The reverse has a blue/green geometric background design with German text, and a scrollwork line. Below the text is an engraved signature. The denomination 50 is in the upper right corner. The left side has a wide, off-white border with the denomination 50 in the lower corner with a 6-pointed Star of David above. The serial number is in the upper left corner. The series number is on the right, center under the scrollwork.
Subjects
- Concentration camps--Economic aspects.
- Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severocesky kraj)
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object