Auction 3 Part 2
Numismatic, Medals and Pins, Zionism, Stamps, Art and Judaica, Payments means
Jul 27, 2015
(Your local time)
Israel
Harav Maimon 2, Jerusalem
Terms of sale
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LOT 420:
6 Money Bills from Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt)
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Sold for: $325
Start price:
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150
Auction house commission:
19%
VAT: On commission only
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These bills were issued by the Judenrat at Lodz Ghetto, headed by Chaim Rumkowski, for internal use in the ghetto.
Runkowski's signature appears on the bills.
Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski supported the method of collaboration with Germans and devoted work of the Jews in the possible workplaces. He believed that if the Jews constituted a productive working force, their extinction could be delayed.
The name Litzmannstadt that is written on the bills was given to Lodz according to Hitler's directive in April 1940 in honor of the German General Litzmann who was killed in the area during World War I.
The nominal value of the bills is 50 Pfennig, 1, 2, and 5 German Mark and two bills of 20 German Mark.
Condition: Very Good.
