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The Hitler Forgery Industry

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1975  | Auctions |  Certificates of Authenticity

The strange business of selling fakes, forgeries and other concoctions attributed to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and other Nazi criminals, inclusive the trade in some authentic material.

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'Hitler' objects auctioned in New York (October 1975)


Exchange rates / value of money 1975

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'Hitler' objects auctioned in New York

[If these objects were authentic or not can't be judged without further information; unfortunately the names of the auctions house were not mentioned in these articles]

Souvenirs from Hitler: gold mine NEW YORK (UPI) - In New York, Hitler's souvenirs sold at an auction for quite a few dollars. The organizers, vouched for the authenticity of the items on offer. Hitler's World War I Iron Cross fetched $575. His "medal for injuries" $200 and his badge as a member of the NSDAP $325. The highest price was paid for a swastika bracelet worn by the Fuehrer: $1100. Algemeen Dagblad, Rotterdam, 04-10-1975. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002914004:mpeg21:a00116

License plate

In November 1975, at another New York auction, a license plate that allegedly belonged to one of Hitler's armoured Mercedes cars, was bought by an American collector for $3,500.

Geschiedenis. Limburgs Dagblad, Heerlen, 08-11-1975.
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010560240:mpeg21:a0003

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Exchange rates / value of money 1975

1 D-mark = 1,03 NL guilder.
1 NL guilder = 0,97 D-mark
1 US dollar = 2,49 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 0,40 US dollar.
1 UK pound = 5,88 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 0,179 UK pound
1 B-franc =  0,06 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 16,66 B-franc
1 F-franc = 0,56 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 1,78 F franc
1 Swiss franc = 1,01 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 0,99 Swiss franc
1 A schilling = 0,15 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 6,66 A-schilling
1 DK kron = 0,43 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 2,32 DK kron 

Wisselkoersen - Amsterdam. Het Parool, Amsterdam, 04-01-1975.
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000037756:mpeg21:a0187

CPI Inflation Calculator – for US dollars.This inflation calculator uses official records published by the U.S. Department of Labor.
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/

Convertisseur franc-euro. Pouvoir d'achat de l'euro et du franc. Le convertisseur franc-euro mesure l'érosion monétaire due à l'inflation.
https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2417794

Value of the Guilder/Euro. International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam.
http://www.iisg.nl/hpw/calculate.php
 
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