5 Pounds, Operation Bernhard Forgery
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During WWII "almost perfect" forgeries of Bank of England Pound notes were produced by prisoners in a German concentration camp. The project was code named "Operation Bernhard". This note was circulated alongside with genuine notes.
10 Shillings, 1940-48
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1 Pound, 1940-48
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