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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, my brother recently purchased a note from a military show. The guy who sold it to him said it was obviously SS, and it was currency used in the Buchenwald concentration camp during world war 2. I couldn't find any information for him about it, history, or what it is worth. If you know any information about these notes, its greatly appreciated!    Thanks, -Dillon Edited by Dillon
08/15/2009 1:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1082 Posts |
Yep, it's a canteen chit from Buchenwald for three Reichsmarks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
Wow very nice! It says SS ... scary... especially after watching der Untergang.
So who used these? The guards or the prisoners?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1082 Posts |
My understanding is that they were used by the staff.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchen...tration_campCanteen chits are probably still in use in many military establishments: they are worthless "off-base"; and so they force the soldier to stay "on-base" for his diversions. This reduces absenteeism, and many other problems. Peter in Oz |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Wow, that's interesting... My brother paid $30 for it, do you think that was a good deal? The guy told us that it is very rare to find something like that, and it is most likely the only time hed see a SS marked currency... Thanks!
-Dillon
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Don't think that these Buchenwald "notes" are the only ones with the SS symbol. In "Money of the Terror" (in German), the authors list such issues for several places. A few sample pages from that book are here http://www.gietl-verlag.de/blaetter...og/index.php Don't collect paper money and don't have that book myself, but look at the table of contents (p. 11-15), and you will see a few. Christian |
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Valued Member
United States
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there is a book out by Ray and Steve Feller, Silent Witnesses: Civilian Camp Money of World War II. excellent book by two of the experts. It lists your item on page 30 (I think it is the same)in vg for $80.00
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United States
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huh, that's interesting! Thanks chrisild and oshelt!
-Dillon
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