Currency

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: [ca. 1943] (indexed as 1943)
Level: item
Scope & content: 1 page. One-sided. Value of 0.50 Reichsmark. Printed with the number 751567 and a seven circles design in the c. This coupon was used in Sachsenhausen concentration camp as currency. Narrative: Prämienschein notes were issued in labor camps to improve the workers productivity. The prisoners were able to exchange this currency for food. The Sachsenhausen camp was operational from 1936 to 1945. A total of more than 200 000 people were confined in this camp. At the beginning, the majority for the prisoners were hold for political reason. Starting in 1938, the camp started to used mainly used as a tool for the Nazi's Anti-semitic policies. Sinti, Roma and homosexuals were also made prisoners and sent to this camp.
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Extent: Currency : Paper : printed : Ink : beige, black ; Ht: 6,8 cm x W: 5 cm
Genre / form: object
In the picture: Document Government Military Money Notice Printed Seal Stamp WarTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: Konzentrationslager SachsenhausenPRÄMIENSCHEIN781567 *WERT: RM -.50K.L.Sh. 6.43. 999 000.Druck: Möller, OranienburgRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: German

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