Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 575:
THERESIENSTADT 'EXCHANGE' BANKNOTES
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Sold for: $100
Start price:
$
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Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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THERESIENSTADT 'EXCHANGE' BANKNOTES
Lot of three pieces of currency, circulated condition, from the notorious Theresienstadt concentration camp, in 20, 50, and 100 kronen denominations. Each bears a vignette of Moses holding the Ten Commandments, and a Star of David. When placed in Theresienstadt, the inmates were forced to exchange their currency for this camp money, theoretically redeemable for regular money, but in practice all such notes were of no value outside of the camp in which they were issued. Each bill is signed in facsimile by Jacob Edelstein, Judenrat leader of the Theresienstadt 'fantasy' ghetto who was executed by the Nazis at Auschwitz in 1944. Very good.
