20 Mark Litzmannstadt Lodz Ghetto coin (getto mark) WW2
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Second World War Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt) 20 Mark, 1943.
Lettering: DER AELTESTE DER JUDEN IN LITZMANNSTADT 20 MARK QUITTUNG ÜBER
MeasurementsWeight - 6.73g Diameter - 33.48 mm
During WWII the Germans issued separate currency for internal use in many of the transit camps, concentration camps, and ghettos of Nazi-occupied Europe. Coexisting simultaneously alongside the national currencies of Germany, Italy, Poland and others, were special series of coins, bills, and coupons carrying the names of Buchenwald, Cremona, and Westerbork as issuing agencies. This special currency was designed as a security measure making escape from the camp or ghetto more difficult, and as a method of subsidising the costs of maintaining the camp, since real money was instantly converted into taxed scrip. The scrip was issued after items of value were confiscated upon the inmates' arrival in the transit or concentration camps. In essence, through the use of Lagergeld each prisoner paid for his own imprisonment.
On 11 April 1940, Lodz, located in the Polish territory incorporated into the German Reich, was renamed Litzmannstadt, in honor of General Litzmann, who had been killed there during WWI. Since the Jews incarcerated in the ghetto were not permitted to use German money, they were forced to use separate ghetto money. The Lodz currency was unique, since it was the only ghetto that issued coins. Since no provision had been made for denominations smaller than 50 Pfennig, the ghetto economy had trouble providing smaller change. A request was made for the creation of a Jewish mint to provide the necessary coins. The initial design of the coins was similar to the German 10 Pfennig piece, containing the number "10" with oak leaves. This pattern was unacceptable to the Germans, since it combined a German and Jewish design. After being redesigned, the coins went into production toward the end of 1942. They were made of magnesium, a flammable metallic element that became a source of heat when ghetto inhabitants burned them instead of the virtually nonexistent fuel. Alongside the 10 Pfennig coins, there were also 5, 10, and 20 Mark coins minted. The 20 Mark coins were made of aluminium.
PLEASE NOTE, many restrikes have been produced after the war because the original dies were recovered. It can be very difficult to determine a genuine issue from a restrike.
Postage and packaging Within UK – £2.03Within Europe – £6.47Rest of world – £7.15 If more than one lot is won, postage can be combined on request, please enquire for details
Lettering: DER AELTESTE DER JUDEN IN LITZMANNSTADT 20 MARK QUITTUNG ÜBER
MeasurementsWeight - 6.73g Diameter - 33.48 mm
During WWII the Germans issued separate currency for internal use in many of the transit camps, concentration camps, and ghettos of Nazi-occupied Europe. Coexisting simultaneously alongside the national currencies of Germany, Italy, Poland and others, were special series of coins, bills, and coupons carrying the names of Buchenwald, Cremona, and Westerbork as issuing agencies. This special currency was designed as a security measure making escape from the camp or ghetto more difficult, and as a method of subsidising the costs of maintaining the camp, since real money was instantly converted into taxed scrip. The scrip was issued after items of value were confiscated upon the inmates' arrival in the transit or concentration camps. In essence, through the use of Lagergeld each prisoner paid for his own imprisonment.
On 11 April 1940, Lodz, located in the Polish territory incorporated into the German Reich, was renamed Litzmannstadt, in honor of General Litzmann, who had been killed there during WWI. Since the Jews incarcerated in the ghetto were not permitted to use German money, they were forced to use separate ghetto money. The Lodz currency was unique, since it was the only ghetto that issued coins. Since no provision had been made for denominations smaller than 50 Pfennig, the ghetto economy had trouble providing smaller change. A request was made for the creation of a Jewish mint to provide the necessary coins. The initial design of the coins was similar to the German 10 Pfennig piece, containing the number "10" with oak leaves. This pattern was unacceptable to the Germans, since it combined a German and Jewish design. After being redesigned, the coins went into production toward the end of 1942. They were made of magnesium, a flammable metallic element that became a source of heat when ghetto inhabitants burned them instead of the virtually nonexistent fuel. Alongside the 10 Pfennig coins, there were also 5, 10, and 20 Mark coins minted. The 20 Mark coins were made of aluminium.
PLEASE NOTE, many restrikes have been produced after the war because the original dies were recovered. It can be very difficult to determine a genuine issue from a restrike.
Postage and packaging Within UK – £2.03Within Europe – £6.47Rest of world – £7.15 If more than one lot is won, postage can be combined on request, please enquire for details
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20 Mark Litzmannstadt Lodz Ghetto coin (getto mark) WW2
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