F01_P07: Concentration Camps Oranienburg and Hammerstein 1933 and 1934, D
c.1933, Front side - Scrip with 50-pfennig from Oranienburg concentration camp.
Tan paper with printed text, outline, and illustration in brown ink. The text at the center reads, "Lagergeld / des / konzentrationslagers / Oranienburg". At the bottom left and right, the text, "50 Pfg" is printed. At the left and right edge, an illustration depicting Sturmabteiling (SA) guards standing with rifles suspended over their right shoulder. At the center, barbed wire stretches horizontally across the document. The Reichsadler icon is surmounted at the center.
Name/Title
F01_P07: Concentration Camps Oranienburg and Hammerstein 1933 and 1934, DEntry/Object ID
2007.1.7.dScope and Content
c.1933, scrip with 50-pfennig from Oranienburg concentration camp.Context
Established by the Nazis in 1933 in the center of the town of Oranienburg when the SA took over an old factory. It held the Nazis' political opponents mostly from Berlin (members of the Communist Party and social-democrats). The prison was taken over by the SS in July 1934 and subsequently replaced by nearby Sachsenhausen concentration camp. At closure, the prison had approximately 3,000 inmates (approximately 16 died in the camp). Oranienburg was the first known camp to have Lagergeld (work money) also known as “scrip” where prisoners were allowed to receive money from relatives. The Nazis created a camp canteen, forcing prisoners to exchange German Marks for scrip from the camp. There are some interesting stories surrounding the scrip that were issued in 5 Pfg. (green), 10 Pfg. (blue), 50 Pfg. (brown) and 1 Mark denominations.Collection
Oranienburg Concentration CampCategory
Currency