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GREAT BRITAIN, Bank of England, World War II Operation Bernhard counterfeit 5 pounds, 11 Oct 1934, s

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GREAT BRITAIN, Bank of England, World War II Operation Bernhard counterfeit 5 pounds, 11 Oct 1934, s
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GREAT BRITAIN, Bank of England, World War II Operation Bernhard counterfeit 5 pounds, 11 Oct 1934, serial A/133 36331, PMG Choice VF 35. A counterfeit note produced by Polish and Jewish prisoners held by the Nazis in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. Prisoners produced notes in quantity and went so far as to handle and dirty them to simulate circulation. The estimated value of the notes produced ranges from 130 to 300 million pounds. The Nazis had hoped to use these notes to pay spies while also undermining the British economy. With thousands of unused notes on hand towards the end of the war, the Nazis dumped crates of the notes into lakes Toplitz and Grundlsee in Austria. Nice paper quality and edges, printing rather bold, several pinholes to left of center (possibly made during counterfeiting to create the illusion of honest circulation).
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