Allied Military paper currency, 10 mark note, with inscription by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.7 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Allied military currency valued at 10 marks acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as 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. It was inscribed on May 5, 1946, by Dixie and a US Colonel with whom she worked in Germany.
Allied military currency valued at 10 marks acquired by Dixie Foster when she worked as 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. It was inscribed on May 5, 1946, by Dixie and a US Colonel with whom she worked in Germany.
- Title: Allied Military paper currency, 10 mark note, with inscription by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.7 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. Military currency--United States. War crime trials--Germany--Dachau--Biography., Dachau Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946. Law reporters--Germany--Biography. Military currency--United States. War crime trials--Germany--Dachau--Biography.
- 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 in black ink on a blue floral background. On the right is a medallion with the letter M; above and below is the numeric denomination 10. On the left is scrollwork bordering the denomination 10; above is the denomination 10 within an oval. In the upper and lower right corners are an acanthus leaf and scrolls. On the upper border and on the center is German text; the serial number in black ink is near the center. The back has a graphic design in light brown ink with scrollwork near the corners. In the center is a large medallion with the letter M surrounded by scrolls and acanthus leaves. On the upper center is German text; on the right and lower border is handwritten text in black ink., Rectangular, offwhite paper currency. The face has a graphic design in black ink on a blue floral background. On the right is a medallion with the letter M; above and below is the numeric denomination 10. On the left is scrollwork bordering the denomination 10; above is the denomination 10 within an oval. In the upper and lower right corners are an acanthus leaf and scrolls. On the upper border and on the center is German text; the serial number in black ink is near the center. The back has a graphic design in light brown ink with scrollwork near the corners. In the center is a large medallion with the letter M surrounded by scrolls and acanthus leaves. On the upper center is German text; on the right and lower border is handwritten text in black ink.
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