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XXX-RARE FULL SET OF MINT 1943 THERESIENSTADT CURRENCY!
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LIVING HISTORY from a TRAGIC TIME & PLACE: TSIENSTADT CURRENCY 1943 This currency was issued in the Winter of 1943, a terrible time for the Jewish inhabitants of Tsienstadt, one the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps. One can only imagine the suffering they must have endured, as the history below relates. Each of these seven different bills has the signature of Jakob Edelstein, the "Oldest of the Jews" (Der Aelteste der Juden in Tsienstadt) and an important historical figure. Each bears the vignette of Moses with the Ten Commandments and a Star of David.Most of the notes are Choice or Gem Uncirculated. The ones that aren't are very close to it. Several have a low two or one digit serial number (among the lowest ever recorded!), which is indicative of their extreme rarity. Serial numbers may vary slightly from scan. We have seen the low denominations (1-10 Kronen) offered for $50 -$75 a piece in Uncirculated condition, while the high denominations such as 50 and 100 Kronen are seldom offered in Uncirculated condition anyw . Collector Value: $500. Buy Now for $249.95 A very rare and poignant collection of the greatest historic significance! Tsienstadt: The "Model" GhettoKonzentrationslager Tsienstadt During the war small bits of information about the extreme and horrific episodes perpetrated under the Third Reich reached an unbelieving world. The Nazis needed to answer the world's growing concern and yet they wanted to continue implementing their "solution" to the Jewish Question. The Nazis decided to use Tsienstadt to solve the growing outside pressure. Through deceit and subterfuge, the Nazis transformed Tsienstadt into a "model ghetto."The Beginnings By 1941, conditions for Czech Jews were growing worse. The Nazis were in the process of creating a plan of how to treat and how to deal with Czechs and Czech-Jews. The Czech-Jewish community had already felt pangs of loss and disunion since several transports had already been sent East. Jakob Edelstein, a prominent member of the Czech-Jewish community, believed that it would be better for his community for them to be concentrated locally rather than sent to the East. At the same time, the Nazis were facing two dilemmas. The first dilemma was what to do with the prominent Jews that were being carefully watched and looked after by Aryans. Since most Jews were sent on transports under the pretension of "work," the second dilemma was how could the Nazis peacefully transport the elderly Jewish generation. Though Edelstein had hoped that the ghetto would be located in a section of Prague, the Nazis chose the garrison town of Terezin. Terezin is located approximately ninety miles north of Prague and just south of Litomerice. The town was originally built in 1780 by Emperor Joseph II of Austria and named after his mother, Empress Maria Tsa. Terezin consisted of the Big Fortress and the Small Fortress. The Big Fortress was surrounded by ramparts and contained barracks. After 1882, Terezin was no longer used as a fortress. For the next several decades, the garrison town of Terezin remained virtually the same, almost entirely separated from the rest of the countryside. The Small Fortress was used as a prison for dangerous criminals. Terezin changed dramatically when the Nazis renamed it Tsienstadt and sent the first Jewish transports t in November 1941. Initial Conditions The Nazis sent approximately 1300 Jewish men on two transports to Tsienstadt on November 24 and December 4, 1941. These workers made up the Aufbaukommando (construction detail), later known in the camp as AK1 and AK2. These men were sent to transform the garrison town. The largest and most serious problem they faced was metamorphosing a town which in 1940 held approximately 7,000 residents into a concentration camp which needed to hold about 35,000 to 60,000. Besides the lack of housing, bathrooms were scarce, water was severely limited and contamin... 
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