On the front of each bill was an engraved portrait of Moses holding the Ten Commandments in Hebrew. Known by its German name, Theresienstadt, it functioned as a ghetto and transit camp on the route to Auschwitz, until its liberation on May 8, 1945.Ĭurrency used in Theresienstadt (Terezin) was designed by Czech artist Peter Kien, who was interned there and later died in Auschwitz. On November 24, 1941, the Germans established a Jewish ghetto in the fortress town of Terezin, Czechoslovakia. Repository Tauber Holocaust Library Title Theresienstadt (Terezin) Concentration camp currency ID 1988.1037 Date 1943 Extent 1.0 Folder(s) Language German Mixed materials Archives Box 01 Abstract This collection is comprised of currency issued at the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp in Czechoslovakia in 1943.
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