Nuremberg Trial: Rare Defendants Signed "Short Snorter". A series 1934A Silver Certificate $5.00 bill signed by 18 of the major war crime defendants during the trial at Nuremberg, Germany. The bill has been signed by Herman Goering, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, Wilhelm Keitel, Dr. Walter Funk, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Hans Fritzsche, Hjalmar Schacht, Karl Doenitz, Baldur Von Schirach, Fritz Sauckel, Albert Speer, Constant Von Neurath, Dr, Arthur Seyes Inquart, and Eric Raeder. The bill was signed by the prisoners for Charles Emilio, who was with Co. D., 18th Infantry. He assisted in guarding the prisoners at Nuremburg Prison and at the trial. His typed signed letter of provenance, dated August 5, 1981, states that he received the bill as a Christmas gift, and on the bill are the 18 signatures. With the bill and provenance is his pass to "enter the War Criminal Wing, Nuremburg Prison". The pass is signed by Emilio and Major C.R. Hunt, who was with the British presentation team. Major Hunt's primary responsibility during the International Military Tribunal was the critical tracking and presentation of evidentiary documentation that exposed the inner workings of the Nazi regime. An amazing archive from a unforgettable period in world history.

$5.00 has light wear, and retains bold signatures.