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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

  • Type 3 .5 RM note from Aushwitz, a WWII Poland concentration camp
    Type 3 .5 RM
  • Type 3 .5 RM note from Aushwitz, a WWII Poland concentration camp
    Type 3 .5 RM
  • Type 3 1 RM note from Aushwitz, a WWII Poland concentration camp
    Type 3 1 RM
  • Type 3 1 RM note from Aushwitz, a WWII Poland concentration camp
    Type 3 1 RM

From the collection of Dave Frank, a leading expert on WWI and WWII camp money notes and tokens, collector since 1957 and co-author of The Complete Book of World War II USA POW & Internment Camp Chits.