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German: Altsparerentschädigung

English translation: compensation for pre-war savings [pre-monetary reform savings]



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German term or phrase:Altsparerentschädigung
English translation:compensation for pre-war savings [pre-monetary reform savings]
Entered by:Steffen Walter
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Bus/Financial - Insurance / German's WW2 economic system
German term or phrase: Altsparerentschädigung
Could this be a typo?
The term comes up in a document that is part of a Holocaust survivor's claim for compensation for lapsed insurances. ... "Eine Altsparerentschaedigung entfaellt auch in diesem Fall, weil die Versicherung bereits am .....1941 faellig geworden waere."
Jonathan Fedler
Israel
compensation for pre-war savings
Explanation:
It comes up in KudoZ search already - see http://www.proz.com/?sp=search_kudoz , then http://www.proz.com/kudoz/867948 (personally, I'd find "compensation for pre-monetary reform savings" more appropriate as this covers the period until 1948). Altsparer = an individual/person having made "historic"/"old" savings.

No typo involved here, except perhaps for the German umlaut ä.

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-02-01 20:29:55 GMT)
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More precisely, the term Altsparer refers to the period from 1940 to 1948, according to the KudoZ question quoted.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
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4 +3compensation for pre-war savings
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compensation for pre-war savings


Explanation:
It comes up in KudoZ search already - see http://www.proz.com/?sp=search_kudoz , then http://www.proz.com/kudoz/867948 (personally, I'd find "compensation for pre-monetary reform savings" more appropriate as this covers the period until 1948). Altsparer = an individual/person having made "historic"/"old" savings.

No typo involved here, except perhaps for the German umlaut ä.

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-02-01 20:29:55 GMT)
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More precisely, the term Altsparer refers to the period from 1940 to 1948, according to the KudoZ question quoted.

Steffen Walter
Germany
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kathi Stock: makes sense
47 mins

agree RobinB: My 1955 2nd edition of Gunston & Corner says "compensation for holders of old savings accounts, but I'd certainly prefer the "for pre-monetary reform savings" (or even "Reichsmark-denominated savings").
15 hrs
  -> Yes, "Reichsmark-denominated savings" would make perfect sense here.

agree gangels
18 hrs
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