Nazi Germany Forged British Banknotes
were primarily produced at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, located in Germany.
Bank of England London 25 April 1935
Chief Cashier : Sir Kenneth Oswald Peppiatt
£5 Five Pounds
S3534 Serial No. A175-77879
Condition Fine or Very Good
See as per Photos.
Perfect Watermark
OPERATION BERNHARD
The banknotes produced as part of Operation Bernhard were primarily produced at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, located in Germany. The operation utilized Jewish prisoners who were forced to work in a special section of the camp, known as "Department IIId". The prisoners were forced to work under extremely harsh conditions and many did not survive the war. The operation was also known to have used other concentration camps such as Auschwitz-Monowitz and Mauthausen. The counterfeit notes produced were of very high quality and were difficult to distinguish from genuine notes, which would have made them effective in destabilizing the British economy if they had been used as planned.