Concentration Camps > Poland: WWII

Aushwitz

Auschwitz Concentration Camp was located in Poland near the town of Oswiecim.

The camp was opened in 1940. Along with Birkenau it was the largest Concentration Camp and both a death camp and slave labor camp. There were three types of notes issued. Type one with Pramienschein at the top and the denomination in a circle below. Type 2 with Pramienschein uber on the top line with Haftlingsgeldverwaltung KL Auschwitz below. Type three was the standard Pramienschein uber with Konzentrationslager Auschwitz below. 50 pfennig, .50 RM, and 1 RM notes were issued