Occupation currency note, 50 Karbowanez, issued by Nazi Germany in eastern Poland 2010.443.6 back
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
German occupation currency note, valued at 50 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population in Eastern Europe. The organization has located hundreds of mass execution and grave sites to document this Holocaust by bullets and to allow for the respectful remembrance of the fallen.
German occupation currency note, valued at 50 Karbowanez, issued in Rovno, Poland (Rivne, Ukraine) in March 1942. In September 1939, not long after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Rovno was occupied by the Soviet Union under the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. On June 22, 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, on Russia. A week later, German troops occupied Rovno. The city was liberated by the Soviet Army on February 2, 1944. The currency was recovered by Yahad-In Unum as they researched the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population in Eastern Europe. The organization has located hundreds of mass execution and grave sites to document this Holocaust by bullets and to allow for the respectful remembrance of the fallen.
- Title: Occupation currency note, 50 Karbowanez, issued by Nazi Germany in eastern Poland 2010.443.6 back
- Location: Ukraine--History--German occupation, 1941-1944., Ukraine--History--German occupation, 1941-1944.
- Provenance: The paper currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Father Patrick Desbois on behalf of Yahad-in Unum., The paper currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Father Patrick Desbois on behalf of Yahad-in Unum.
- Subject Keywords: World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Ukraine. World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories., World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Ukraine. World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories.
- Type: Exchange Media, Exchange Media
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Rectangular white paper currency with a green and dark red geometric background design. It depicts a realistic portrait bust image of a soldier with a lantern hanging from support beams in the background within a decorative rectangle with curved edges and a scalloped border. The denomination 50 is in the corners and in the center of the note with German text superimposed. Near the lower edge is a signature, a Reichsadler seal with a swastika and German text, and a serial number in red ink. The back has German text on the upper center and left and Ukrainian text on the right and lower center. The denomination 50 is in the center and corners. In the center background are 3 circles with a geometric background. It is discolored with age., Rectangular white paper currency with a green and dark red geometric background design. It depicts a realistic portrait bust image of a soldier with a lantern hanging from support beams in the background within a decorative rectangle with curved edges and a scalloped border. The denomination 50 is in the corners and in the center of the note with German text superimposed. Near the lower edge is a signature, a Reichsadler seal with a swastika and German text, and a serial number in red ink. The back has German text on the upper center and left and Ukrainian text on the right and lower center. The denomination 50 is in the center and corners. In the center background are 3 circles with a geometric background. It is discolored with age.
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