The government printed higher and higher denominations, but was unable to keep up with the plunging rates. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. There were hardly any Jews in the camp until March 1945, when a group of Hungarian Jewish women were transported from Nrnberg, a Flossenbrg subcamp, following its evacuation. Scrip was issued to Cremonas prisoners in exchange for outside currency to inhibit escape attempts. On April 6, 1941, Germany invaded Greece to support Italy and forced the Grecians to surrender by the end of the month. It included a mens camp and a womens camp, and all inmates were forced to work either in the factory or in construction. Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria collectively occupied Greece until Italys surrender to the Allies in September 1943. The 1937 1 Mark note had two different designs. 414. Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp. The inflation grew to critical levels between 1922 and1923, when the exchange rate of the mark to the United States dollar went from 2,000 marks per dollar to well over a million in a matter of months. The scrip was issued in the German-controlled ghetto from June of 1940 to its liquidation in the fall of 1944. Initially, the camps were constructed for Czech forced laborers, but in June 1941, the first French and Russian prisoners of war (POWs) arrived in the mens camp. Mittelbau was liberated on April 11, 1945, by elements of the U.S. 3rd Armored and 104th Infantry Divisions. Consequently, after World War II, Germany had a large population of Lithuanian displaced persons (DPs). Peter Kien, a Czechoslovakian poet, artist, and inmate of Theresienstadt designed the notes, but his original design was rejected by SS General Reinhard Heydrich. On October 28, 1940, Italy invaded Greece, but they were repelled by the Greek forces. The German government attempted to solve this problem by printing more money, which led to severe inflation. The currency was produced for Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Japan. In order to stabilize the economy, the German government established the Rentenbank. To compensate the prisoners for their work, Germany distributed currency that was to be used in the POW camps. Tax revenues plunged as economic activity slowed. The scrip was used in the canteen until July, but was abandoned due to food shortages. The banknote with the highest denomination was 100,000,000,000,000 mark (100,000 billion marks = Einhundert Billionen Mark) and had the worth of 100 Rentenmark. In the womens camp, by 1944, the majority of the prisoners were French, followed by Polish people and Russians. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Despite this, the Nazi Party continued to use peoples residual economic fears as a propaganda tool to gain power, eventually leading to Adolf Hitler becoming Chancellor in 1933. Then Germany occupied all of Greece, and forced the Greek government to pay for the occupation by printing more paper money with higher denominations. Then Germany occupied all of Greece, and forced the Greek government to pay for the occupation by printing more paper money with higher denominations. Ignacy Gutman designed all the denominations of the paper scrip and they were printed by the Manitius Printing House. It was thought that all the notes were destroyed, until approximately 15 sets were discovered in England in the 1970s. The scrip was printed in seven denominations: 0.50, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 Lire. 2.26 gr. The government covered its need for funds mainly by printing money. Scrip, valued at 50 cents distributed in Scheinfeld displaced persons camp (DP) in Scheinfeld, Germany from April until July, 1946. The special currency was first distributed in 1944, and designed by Werner Lwenhardt, a Jewish artist who was imprisoned by the Germans in Westerbork from October 1942, until the camp was liberated in April 1945. Eine Rentenmark Ausgegeben auf Grund der Verordnung vom 15.October 1923 [R.-B.-BLI 5.963] BERLIN, den 30. Value depends on if it's a Walking Liberty half dollar or a Monroe Doctrine half dollar, both are dated 1923 and both have "S" mintmarks. The new currency was backed by the land used for agriculture and business. The prisoners were sent on forced marches to Niedersachswerfen subcamp and Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany. Under German pressure, Italian fascists passed antisemitic legislation in 1938, and later established domestic concentration camps for military and civilian internees. The Rentenmark was meant to be temporary and it was officially replaced as the national currency by the Reichsmark in 1924, but both notes remained legal tender. Under both administrations, inmates worked as forced laborers for the Junkers aircraft factory. 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The German government attempted to solve this problem by printing more money, which led to severe inflation. In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. The notes were discontinued in 1944. il a remplac le Allemand Papiermark, dont il avait t entirement crit. Following their defeat, the Treaty of Versailles obligated Germany to pay reparations to several countries, which increased the nations financial struggles. Under both administrations, inmates worked as forced laborers for the Junkers aircraft factory. The scrip has a repeating MWH across the note, representing the Metallwerke Holleischen GmbH logo, and was printed in 17 denominations ranging in value from 1 Reichspfennig (rpf) to 5 Reichsmark (rm). The exchange scrip had Auenkommando, outside command, printed across the front, and was issued to inmates working in the Buchenwald subcamps. Many of the Greek notes featured figures and images from Greek Mythology and history. Under both administrations, inmates worked as forced laborers for the Junkers aircraft factory. Westerbork was established by the Dutch government in October 1939, for Jewish refugees who had crossed the border illegally following the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938. The Rentenmark was valued at 4.2 marks to one U.S. dollar, and its introduction on November 16, 1923, successfully ended the inflation crisis. The excess Drachmai caused hyperinflation, and the price for goods and services rose dramatically. During the occupation, the price of corn was 9 million Drachmai per pound. Rentenmark banknotes of the Weimar Republic. This indiscriminate printing led to inflation issues in occupied Germany. Following their defeat, the Treaty of Versailles obligated Germany to pay reparations to several countries, which increased the nations financial struggles. While held at the camp, inmates were compelled to work in the factory. Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria collectively occupied Greece until Italys surrender to the Allies in September 1943.