Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Paper Token – Auschwitz Extermination Camp, 1944 – Red Paper
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Paper token in the value of 1 Mark (Reichsmark), from Auschwitz extermination camp. Issued in August 1944.
Printed on red paper. Printed on the front of the token is the inscription: "Prämienschein über RM 1 / Konzentrationslager Auschwitz". Such paper tokens were issued in Auschwitz as "bonuses" or work incentives. See previous item.
Approx. 7.5X4.5 cm. Condition VF+. Vertical folding mark. Stains to back.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Printed on red paper. Printed on the front of the token is the inscription: "Prämienschein über RM 1 / Konzentrationslager Auschwitz". Such paper tokens were issued in Auschwitz as "bonuses" or work incentives. See previous item.
Approx. 7.5X4.5 cm. Condition VF+. Vertical folding mark. Stains to back.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The Morton Leventhal Collection
The Morton Leventhal Collection