Theresienstadt Concentration Camp – 100 Kronen 1.1.1943 (Front: Moses holding the Tablets of the Law with the 10 Commandments, written in Hebrew. Back: Guilloche pattern with custom lettering and text. Watermark: Watermarked paper. Predominant colour: Brown. Designer: Peter Kien. Signature: Jakob Edelstein (Der Älteste der Juden in Theresienstadt). Printing method: Offset. Issuer: National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia in Prague (Národní banka pro Čechy a Moravu v Praze). Date of Issue: 1 January 1943. Withdrawn: Yes. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Unknown) (Series & Serial Nº 020923) AU-UNC
Dimensions: 151 x 75 mm
Catalogue Number: None
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated (AU-UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Remark: When the note designer Peter Kien first presented his designs to SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich they were rejected, because the designs depicted Moses with "too Aryan" facial features. The notes were then modified to depict Moses with more stereotypical Semitic features. The project was to match the Nazi vision of Jewish appearance. The final design of the note depicts Moses with a hooked nose and curly hair. Another request from Heydrich was that Moses' hand should cover the Sixth Commandment (that is, "You shall not murder" - לא ארצח - "lo tir-tzach").
Texts: Quittung über Hundert Kronen. Wer diese Quittung verfälscht oder nachmacht oder gefälschte Quittungen in verkehr bringt, wird strengstens bestraft. Theresienstadt, Am 1. Jänner 1943. Terezín, Czech Republic.
Dimensions: 151 x 75 mm
Catalogue Number: None
Grade/condition: Almost Uncirculated (AU-UNC) (almost new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO
Remark: When the note designer Peter Kien first presented his designs to SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich they were rejected, because the designs depicted Moses with "too Aryan" facial features. The notes were then modified to depict Moses with more stereotypical Semitic features. The project was to match the Nazi vision of Jewish appearance. The final design of the note depicts Moses with a hooked nose and curly hair. Another request from Heydrich was that Moses' hand should cover the Sixth Commandment (that is, "You shall not murder" - לא ארצח - "lo tir-tzach").
Texts: Quittung über Hundert Kronen. Wer diese Quittung verfälscht oder nachmacht oder gefälschte Quittungen in verkehr bringt, wird strengstens bestraft. Theresienstadt, Am 1. Jänner 1943. Terezín, Czech Republic.
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