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Early means of payment - Jewish community in Miskolc - Hungary

Opening price: $200

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Miskolczi Orth. Izraelita Hitkozseg - eleven rare means of payment from the Orthodox community in Miskolc, Hungary - signed with the official seal of the community and numbered. Two of them date from World War II.

One coupon of 300 Krone, 1924.

Seven coupons of different denominations - the highest of 7500 Krone. All from 1926.

Two rare World War II coupons, one with a value of 12 Filler from 1940, and the other with a value of 50 Filler from 1941. In 1941, the city's Jewish population numbered 10,421, most of whom perished in the Holocaust. This was the peak year in terms of the murders in the Miskolc community, some of its Jews were sent to labor service camps (forced labor for Jewish men for the Hungarian army), some perished in the local ghetto and most were sent to Poland, mainly to Auschwitz.

One coupon with no year specified.

Different sizes. Condition Very Good.

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158. Early means of payment - Jewish community in Miskolc - Hungary