COLLECTION NAME:
World War II Propaganda Collections
Record
Identifier:
exws_NSDAP_b12_02_13_D1
Title:
Tilsit Städt Sparkasse, 1 Mark [side one]
Title-Alternative:
Hüben: Tilsit, die Stadt ohne gleichen. Drüben: Butter, die nicht zu erreichen
Subject:
Paper money--German
Subject:
Crows in art
Subject:
Germany--Paper money
Subject:
Legal tender--Germany--1910-1930
Subject:
Cattle in art
Subject:
Cities and towns in art
Subject:
Bridges in art
Subject:
Industrial chimneys--Art
Subject:
Germany--Art
Subject:
Memel Territory (Lithuania)--Art
Description:
Front of 1 Mark polychrome German note. On the left side of the bill is an image of a city, and on the right side is a cow; the two scenes are divided by a bridge over the Memel River; the word "Deutschland" points in the direction of the city and the word "Memelland" points at the cow. Memelland was occupied by Lithuania in the "Klaipėda Revolt" of 1923, annexed by Nazi Germany in March, 1939 and immediately reintegrated into East Prussia, annexed by Soviet Union in 1946, and made a part of the Lithuanian SSR in 1948. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has been part of the Republic of Lithuania.
Creator:
Tilsit (Germany). Magistrat
Date Original:
1921-11-12
Source:
12 x 8 cm
Language:
ger
Coverage-Temporal:
1920 - 1930
Coverage-Spatial:
Germany
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable International Copyright Laws, Treaties, or Agreements. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Provenance:
Item donated by Professor Emeritus of History, Howard Mowen (1922-2009; WMU faculty, 1949-1982)
Collection Title:
World War II Propaganda Collections
Type:
Image
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
9,318,490 bytes
Publisher Digital:
Western Michigan University
Date Digital:
2011
World War II Propaganda Collections
