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Changing Their Money

Saarbrücken


Date
1935, March 12
Location
Saarbrücken
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
14,1 (17,8) x 21,8 (23) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: PLA297047 Since the Saar has been reunited with Germany there has been a rush to exchange the French currency which was in circulation before the plebiscite, for German money.
The photo shows Saarlanders changing their money at headquarters in Saarbrucken.
Stamped: ACME Newspictures, Inc.;
REF. DEPT. Mar 12 1935 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A938