Lot 555 | POLAND, German Occupation. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Ghetto, 1940-1944. Pattern 20 Mark Klippe 1943.

Lot 555

POLAND, German Occupation. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Ghetto, 1940-1944. Pattern 20 Mark Klippe 1943 (Lead, 48x41 mm, 62.22 g, 1 h), trial strike. DER AELTESTE DER JUDEN / •IN LITZMANNSTADT• around value '20' overlapped by banner QUITTUNG ÜBER; below, MARK. Rev. GETTO / 1943 Star of David surrounded by doubled-lined circle interrupted by six miniature stars of David. Cf. Campbell 4754 (for prototype). Franquinet/Hammer/Schoenawa pp. 56 and 141 (this piece). Cf. Jaeger L5 (for prototype). Cf. KM (Poland) zu Tn4 (for prototype). Schaaf -. Extremely rare. With certificate of authenticity by G. Franquinet. Tiny marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

Ex Frankfurter Münzhandlung 153, 8 November 2019, 555 (with original ticket).

Before production of the Łódź Ghetto currency could begin, 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.

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