Lot 2893
Sale 60 · An Important Collection of Australian Banknotes, Australian & World Coins
Description
Great Britain, Bank of England, five pounds, London, 13 March 1936 (cf P.94). Operation Bernhard Forgery. Nearly uncirculated.
Operation Berhard forgeries were almost perfect counterfeits produced by prisoners in the German concentration camp Sachsenhausen during World War II. The enterprise was code named 'Operation Bernhard'.
- Estimate
- $80
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $140