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Five Pounds
Bank of England1937
Economy Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet
STOCKHOLM, Sweden
A “white fiver” issued by the Bank of England in 1937. This type of five Pound note was the target of the infamous counterfeit operation run by SS-Sturmbannführer Bernhard Krüger in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The well made fake fivers caused the Bank of England to withdraw the white fiver.
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Details
- Title: Five Pounds
- Creator: Bank of England
- Date Created: 1937
- Location Created: London, Great Britain
- Physical Dimensions: Height 212 mm, Width 131 mm
- Subject Keywords: Banknote
- Rights: CC BY
- External Link: Economy Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet
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