POLAND, German Occupation. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Ghetto, 1940-1944. Set of 2 pattern coins 1943 (Lead, 28x25 mm, 45.00 g), pair of uniface trial strikes. Pattern 1: DER AELTESTE DER JUDEN / •IN LITZMANNSTADT• around value 5 overlapped by banner QUITTUNG ÜBER; below, MARK. Pattern 2: GETTO / 1943 Star of David surrounded by doubled-lined circle interrupted by six miniature stars of David. Cf. Campbell 4752 (for prototype). Franquinet/Hammer/Schoenawa pp. 56 and 141. Jaeger L3 (for prototype). Cf. KM (Poland) Tn2 (for prototype). Schaaf -. An extremely rare pair. With certificate of authenticity by G. Franquinet. Tiny marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.



Before production of the Łódź Ghetto currency, lead trial strikes of this type had to be made and submitted to the German ghetto administration for approval. Only after they had been examined and accepted was authorization for regular minting granted.