Republic of Czechoslovakia paper currency, 20 korun note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.8 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Czechoslovakian 20 korun bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. During World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as the country was partitioned and absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. In April 1945, Germany was losing the war and the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia was created. This currency was issued on November 1, 1945, by the new republic.
Czechoslovakian 20 korun bank note acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as a civilian court reporter during the US War Crimes Tribunal at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, also known as the Dachau war crimes trials. The trials were conducted in the American postwar occupation zone by the US Army from November 1945 to August 1948. During World War II, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as the country was partitioned and absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. In April 1945, Germany was losing the war and the Third Republic of Czechoslovakia was created. This currency was issued on November 1, 1945, by the new republic.
- Title: Republic of Czechoslovakia paper currency, 20 korun note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.8 front
- Provenance: The paper currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gretchen Davenport, the great-niece of Dixie Foster., The paper currency was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gretchen Davenport, the great-niece of Dixie Foster.
- Subject Keywords: Dachau Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946. Law reporters--Germany--Biography. Paper money--Czechoslovakia--History. War crime trials--Germany--Dachau., Dachau Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946. Law reporters--Germany--Biography. Paper money--Czechoslovakia--History. War crime trials--Germany--Dachau.
- 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, offwhite paper currency. The face has a graphic design with a geometric border in blue ink on a green/yellow background. On the left is a realistic portrait of a man, Karel Havlicek Borovsky, with a mustache in a military uniform with a draped cape; his name is below the image. To the right are Czech text and an engraved signature superimposed on a floral design with the numeric denomination 20 in the background. On the upper and lower center is text. The denomination 20 is in the lower left and upper right corners. The back has a graphic design in blue ink on a yellow background. In the center is a rectangle with a checked border and the numeric denomination 20 with letters on either side; the rectangle has Czech text above and is within a floral design. On the lower center is a rampant lion within a shield, the Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia. The denomination 20 is in the lower left and right corners., Rectangular, offwhite paper currency. The face has a graphic design with a geometric border in blue ink on a green/yellow background. On the left is a realistic portrait of a man, Karel Havlicek Borovsky, with a mustache in a military uniform with a draped cape; his name is below the image. To the right are Czech text and an engraved signature superimposed on a floral design with the numeric denomination 20 in the background. On the upper and lower center is text. The denomination 20 is in the lower left and upper right corners. The back has a graphic design in blue ink on a yellow background. In the center is a rectangle with a checked border and the numeric denomination 20 with letters on either side; the rectangle has Czech text above and is within a floral design. On the lower center is a rampant lion within a shield, the Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia. The denomination 20 is in the lower left and right corners.
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