Opinions welcomed on Kz note

[Salvatore L]

Hi Guys,

Is this Kz note an authentic one? It is considerably thin, almost delicate.

Sal

[Salvatore L]

No news means good news with this one guys..?

[Salvatore L]

[chrischa]

I'm no expert so cannot comment but I'm interested for the experts opinion as well!

Maybe re-post it in the SS forum?

[carltiger]

Hello Sal,

The token appears fine, apart from the fact that I have never seen an original without the asterix, which should be located near the serial number. You should always hope to find very thin, fragile paper as the originals were produced using a low grade paper material. I have attached one of my Buchenwald examples below to highlight this point.

These tokens are heavily copied, and the reproductions are generally quite different to the genuine pieces. Most of the reproduced tokens have far too much colour saturation, and are often printed on paper that is nowhere near as brittle as the originals. The example that you have posted is a first format RM2 token, the latter tokens did not have Aussenkommando printed across the face. Buchenwald RM tokens came in different denominations, namely .50RM, 1RM and 2RM for the first type, and .50RM, 1RM, 2RM and 3RM for the second format.

With the lack of an asterix, I would be very wary of this piece, despite the paper seeming correct. Two print variations are known, but they concern the angle of the legs on the 'M' in 'RM', and not whether or not an asterix is indeed present.

Regards,

Carl

[carltiger]

Detail...

[carltiger]

After reviewing the image of the piece that you have posted Sal, I can assure you that it is not an original. Originals do not crease in the way that that example has, they are simply too fragile. That example has been produced fairly well, but the creases and lack of an asterix give it away. I would even say that the seller, whoever it may be, appears to have dimmed the brightness of the image, in order to mislead the viewer. Many reproduction tokens are printed on very bright paper, with the aforementioned heavily saturated colouring.

Regards,

Carl

[Salvatore L]

Thanks for the useful and learned opinions.!

Sal