Online Auction 40 - Chabad
Special Chabad auction in honor of Chag HaGeulah of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the Rayatz of Lubavitch - 12th-13th Tammuz
50-Frank banknote Given by Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn to Her Sister Rebbetzin Chana Gurary – A Souvenir of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka's Days in German-occupied France
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50 Frank banknote given by Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn to Her Sister Rebbetzin Chana Gurary, as a souvenir from her days in German-occupied France.
The banknote was issued by the Banque de France on June 13, 1940 and entered circulation in January 1941 (was in circulation until June 1945).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... the 50 Francs bill given to me by my sister as a souvenir from her and her husband's final days in Paris. She had it with her when she arrived in 1941". Dated – May 3, 1989.
For further information, please refer to Hebrew description.
Approx. 9X14.5 cm. Good-fair condition.
The banknote was issued by the Banque de France on June 13, 1940 and entered circulation in January 1941 (was in circulation until June 1945).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chanah Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... the 50 Francs bill given to me by my sister as a souvenir from her and her husband's final days in Paris. She had it with her when she arrived in 1941". Dated – May 3, 1989.
For further information, please refer to Hebrew description.
Approx. 9X14.5 cm. Good-fair condition.
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