Litzmannstadt 1943 10 mark

Sincona sale 83, lot 2701

This specimen was lot 2701 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$602 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Getto Litzmannstadt, 10 Mark (Quittung über) 1943, Lodz. Geprägt in Magnesium. Gutes vorzüglich. Mit Kurz-Expertise von Guy Franquinet (Litzmannstadt ghetto, ten mark token of 1943. Struck in magnesium. Good extremely fine)." The Nazis renamed Lodz in Poland to Litzmannstadt after Karl Litzmann (1850-1936), WW I general and Nazi party member. Ten pfennig, five and twenty mark tokens also exist and are scarce. The ghetto was liquidated in 1944 and all its inhabitants sent to the death camps.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 (including KM Tn3).

Specification: aluminum-magnesium, this specimen 1.65 g.

Catalog reference: Jäger L4a, Parchimowicz 15c, KM Tn3a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

• Litzmannstadt 1942 10 pfennig
• Litzmannstadt 1943 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1943