Kingdom of Italy paper currency, 2 lire note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.2 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Italian 2 lire 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. The Kingdom of Italy had a Fascist government from 1922-1943, led by Benito Mussolini. It was closely allied with Nazi Germany and lost control of most of the country in 1943. Not long after the war ended on May 7, 1945, a constitutional referendum was held in June 1946 and Italy abolished the monarchy and became a republic.
Italian 2 lire 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. The Kingdom of Italy had a Fascist government from 1922-1943, led by Benito Mussolini. It was closely allied with Nazi Germany and lost control of most of the country in 1943. Not long after the war ended on May 7, 1945, a constitutional referendum was held in June 1946 and Italy abolished the monarchy and became a republic.
- Title: Kingdom of Italy paper currency, 2 lire note, acquired by a war crimes trials court reporter 2004.323.2 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--Italy--History. War crime trials--Germany--Dachau., Dachau Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946. Law reporters--Germany--Biography. Paper money--Italy--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 in purple ink on a pale purple background with a central crest. On the left is a rectangle with fasces, a bound bundle of wooden rods with an axe, with acanthus leaves; on the right is a rectangle with the denomination 2 LIRE on a wheat stalk. The center has Italian text and 3 engraved signatures, with printing information on the lower border. The back has a graphic background design in brown ink with a central rectangle with an image of Julius Caesar, standing in a breastplate and togo, flanked by the denomination 2 interlaced with the letter L; above and below are repeated series and serial numbers in black ink. On the lower left and right are small rectangles with Italian text., Rectangular, offwhite paper currency. The face has a graphic design in purple ink on a pale purple background with a central crest. On the left is a rectangle with fasces, a bound bundle of wooden rods with an axe, with acanthus leaves; on the right is a rectangle with the denomination 2 LIRE on a wheat stalk. The center has Italian text and 3 engraved signatures, with printing information on the lower border. The back has a graphic background design in brown ink with a central rectangle with an image of Julius Caesar, standing in a breastplate and togo, flanked by the denomination 2 interlaced with the letter L; above and below are repeated series and serial numbers in black ink. On the lower left and right are small rectangles with Italian text.
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