F07_P10: Westerbork Transit Camp, C
1944 February 15, Front side - Scrip worth 50-cents from Westerbork transit camp.
Tan paper with printed outline and text in German and English using blue and maroon. At the top left and bottom right, the text, "50 CENT" is present. At the center top, "LAGER / WESTERBORK / GUTSCHEIN" is present. Six boxes outlined in maroon ink appear. At the bottom center, a faint depiction of the Westerbork transit camp.
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F07_P10: Westerbork Transit Camp, CEntry/Object ID
2017.3.3Scope and Content
1944 February 15, scrip worth 50-cents from Westerbork transit camp.Context
Designed by a Jewish inmate (Werner Löewenhardt). He was ordered to make the money look “industrial” to encourage people to work hard and create the image that Westerbork was a productive place. Printed on watermark paper but depending on how the sheets were cut, some pieces show more of the watermark than others.Collection
Westerbork Transit CampCategory
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