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German Concentration Camp Money of January 1, 1943
Complete Set of January 1, 1943 Notes from the Concentration Camp at Theresienstadt (part of the former Czechoslovakia), all Gem Crisp Uncirculated.
Includes a 1 Krone and 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Kronen notes, each a different color, all featuring an engraved vignette of Moses holding the Ten Commandments on the obverse. Campbell Nos. 4111-4117, a complete set of all known denominations. Theresienstadt was established as a "proposed model ghetto", to impress foreign visitors and the Red Cross. According to Campbell, Theresienstadt was nothing more than a transit point to the death camps in Poland. The denomination of these notes is meaningless, because a Krone(n) was not in use in either Germany or Czechoslovakia; therefore, the notes had value only within the confines of Theresienstadt. Each of these notes bears, on the reverse, a printed signature of Jakob Edelstein as "Der Alteste der Juden" (Elder of the Jews). An historical reminder of one of the darkest times in the history of man. (7 notes)
German Concentration Camp Money of January 1, 1943
Complete Set of January 1, 1943 Notes from the Concentration Camp at Theresienstadt (part of the former Czechoslovakia), all Gem Crisp Uncirculated.
Includes a 1 Krone and 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Kronen notes, each a different color, all featuring an engraved vignette of Moses holding the Ten Commandments on the obverse. Campbell Nos. 4111-4117, a complete set of all known denominations. Theresienstadt was established as a "proposed model ghetto", to impress foreign visitors and the Red Cross. According to Campbell, Theresienstadt was nothing more than a transit point to the death camps in Poland. The denomination of these notes is meaningless, because a Krone(n) was not in use in either Germany or Czechoslovakia; therefore, the notes had value only within the confines of Theresienstadt. Each of these notes bears, on the reverse, a printed signature of Jakob Edelstein as "Der Alteste der Juden" (Elder of the Jews). An historical reminder of one of the darkest times in the history of man. (7 notes)
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Autographs-Coins-Currency-Americana
9:00 AM PT - Jan 26th, 2008
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P.O. Box 3507
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