Hi to all i look forward to learning more about ww2 and maybe sharing some of my knowledge, first of all i have a question for anyone who may know anything about the funf mark notes that were used by the Jewish people from the Lodz ghetto, any information is welcome
Welcome to the forum. I came across this info in a quick search The money in Lodz was a bit crude; notes were printed in different shapes. The denominations were 50 pfennig, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mark bills. The obverse had a Star of David in a circle, as well as ‘Quitting ueber’ (receipt for); the denomination was in the center. Also on the obverse of these notes was ‘Litzmannstadt’ and the issue date along with the title ‘Elder of the Jews in Litzmannstadt’ with the signature of ‘C. Rumkowski.’ The reverse of these bills featured different designs, but all had the denomination and a menorah. Of the paper money, only the 10, 20, and 50 Mark bills were watermarked; the 10 and 20 Mark bills were also printed on plain paper. The 2 and 50 Mark bills are considered rare. Read more at Suite101: Holocaust Money of the Lodz Ghetto Holocaust Money of the Lodz Ghetto
Hi again to all, and thanks so much for your welcomes, a special thank you to Graybeard, for the information, it is a huge help, i was hoping that the 5 mark not would be rare instead of the 2 and 50 ones as i recently bought a 5 mark note in a market, thanks again and any ideas on a price for the 5 note would be highly appreciated too.
Please understand that we cannot provide any valuation service. I don't believe there are any experts on the forum who know paper money values, and in any case, without actually seeing the item, it would be impossible to determine its worth. You might check with a reputable coin and currency dealer, but my advice is for you to keep if if it's important to you.
Yeah i realise it is a specialist area.to be honest the note is not an item that is of interest to me, so thanks again for your helpfull information on it, it should help me with the sale if, i can get anyone interested in buying it.
Neutral asked me to post this photo of the funf mark note he has so that we can see what he is talking about. View attachment 12928
I am not sure, have been trying to find another one for sale and it's proving very hard to locate any
You will find many articles about this by typing the German name "Litzmannstadt" The bills I found are 50, 20 and 10 though + coins here is one for a start Getto Litzmannstadt Geldschein zu 50 Pfennig 1940 kassenfrisch Original ! 50 Pfennig Geldschein 1940 Deutschland / Polen / Getto Litzmannstadt Coin coins and medals
Thanks for that post, yeah i have a 5 funf mark note, that mine which LRusso posted for me at the top of the thread, but i was trying to find another one it's almost impossible, i have heard that the coins now are faked a lot, was that note expensive?
Hi, Try to get the book "Unsere Arbeit-unsere Hoffnung Getto Lodz 1940-1945" from Manfred Schulze / Stefan Petriuk. ISBN 3-928277-65-0 This book gives you a complete overview from the postal history and currency used in the ghetto. Rgds, Lowlands House www.lowlands-auctions.com
Thanks for that, the book sounds great, will give it a try to get it, hope it's not as difficult to get ,as much as the 5 funf mark note from the Lodz ghetto is
