£10 Operation Bernhard
Diver bringing forged notes up from the bottom of lake Toplitzsee
This is an ongoing research project dates, serials are added when reported
Peppiatt £10 London Operation Bernhard Banknotes B242OB
Sightings wanted of the first two serials not listed
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The first two digits of the serial have been logged many times, with four different digits.
Prefix L 100 20 January 1938 IE:- 79 80 81 82 83 seen
Peppiatt £10 London Operation Bernhard Banknotes B242OB
Prefix | Date | The first two digits of the serial |
K 133 | 18 April 1934 | 65 66 70 71 72 75 92 95 |
K 134 | 19 April 1934 | 01 02 03 05 14 18 21 23 |
" | " | 32 35 36 39 40 41 45 49 51 52 |
K 135 | 18 May 1934 | 31 33 34 35 36 55 63 74 77 96 97 99 |
K 135 * | 18 May 1954 | 34 Wrong date 1954 |
T 000 | 18 May 1954 | poor copy not Bernhard |
K 136 | 19 May 1934 | 36 40 43 |
K 137 | 18 June 1934 | 44 45 46 47 68 75 |
K 138 | 19 June 1934 | 75 82 87 90 |
K 139 | 18 July 1934 | 28 30 31 32 |
K 140 | 19 July 1934 | 05 06 |
K 141 | 16 Jan 1935 | 11 13 14 15 22 27 |
K 142 | 17 Jan 1935 | 65 67 68 69 |
K 143 | 16 Feb 1935 | 35 36 37 |
K 144 | 16 March 1935 | 24 25 30 37 60 61 62 63 64 65 |
K 145 | 16 April 1935 | 17 20 24 29 32 33 34 35 37 38 40 45 59 |
K 146 | 17 April 1935 | 49 50 53 54 57 64 71 73 75 76 |
K 147 | 16 May 1935 | 55 56 57 58 62 65 69 71 |
K 148 | 17 May 1935 | 01 02 03 05 06 11 |
K 149 | 17 June 1935 | 44 |
K 150 | 16 July 1935 | 66 83 85 |
K 151 | 17 July 1935 | 30 54 * 72 73 74 75 |
K 152 | 16 Aug 1935 | 26 33 35 36 37 38 39 |
K 153 | 17 Aug 1935 | 34 36 38 |
K 154 | 16 Sep 1935 | 29 32 33 34 36 38 56 57 |
K 155 | 17 Sep 1935 | 37 38 39 40 41 |
K 156 | 16 Oct 1935 | 34 39 41 55 57 58 59 60 78 79 80 81 82 |
K 157 | 17 Oct 1935 | 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
K 158 | 16 Nov 1935 | 72 74 75 |
K 159 | 16 Dec 1935 | 72 75 77 91 92 93 96 98 |
K 160 | 17 Dec 1935 | 28 53 54 55 56 57 |
K 161 | 18 Jan 1936 | 60 61 62 63 64 65 |
K 163 | 19 Feb 1936 | 28 |
K 164 | 18 March 1936 | 30 31 32 34 35 |
K 165 | 19 March 1936 | 02 12 13 14 15 16 |
K 166 | 18 April 1936 | 75 76 78 79 |
K 167 | 18 May 1936 | 00 67 68 69 71 72 85 88 93 94 |
K 168 | 19 May 1936 | 59 60 61 62 63 |
K 169 | 18 June 1936 | 61 62 63 64 |
K 170 | 19 June 1936 | 83 84 |
K 171 | 18 July 1936 | 32 33 39 41 42 |
K 172 | 18 Aug 1936 | 15 16 17 42 43 45 49 |
53 54 55 56 58 59 60 62 64 66** | ||
K 173 | 19 Aug 1936 | 13 14 19 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 33 |
K 174 | 18 Sep 1936 | 07 14 15 16 18 |
K 175 | not seen | ? |
K 176 | 19 Oct 1936 | 19 46 47 48 49 50 51 |
K 177 | 18 Nov 1936 | 52 54 59 66 68 77 79 |
K 178 | 19 Nov 1936 | 07 08 09 10 11 12 |
K 179 | 18 Dec 1936 | 81 86 89 |
K 180 | 19 Dec 1936 | 17 18 19 20 |
K 181 | 16 Jan 1937 | 60 62 71 |
K 182 | 16 Feb 1937 | 38 39 40 41 42 43 |
K 183 | 17 Feb 1937 | 07 15 16 17 19 |
K 184 | not seen | ? |
K 185 | 17 March 1937 | 24 25 26 30 33 34 35¬ 36 37 |
K 186 | 16 April 1937 | 05 12 14 15 17 18 25 26 |
K 187 | 17 April 1937 | 52 53 54 |
K 188 | 17 May 1937 | 23 24 25 45 46 48 |
K 189 # | 18 May 1937 (16 June 1937) | (49 50 58 59 64 65 77 78) |
K 189 | 16 June 1937 | 51 53 56 61 63 64 69 70 |
K 190 | not seen | ? |
K 191 | not seen | ? |
K 192 | 17 July 1937 | 36 37 38 39 40 43 46 47 50 |
K 193 | 16 Aug 1937 | 11 16 |
K 194 | 17 Aug 1937 | 11 15 20 21 22 |
K 195 | 16 Sep 1937 | 55 61 63 64 68 |
K 196 | 16 Nov 1937 | 34^ 39 41^ 43^ 45^ 46 |
K 197 | 16 Oct 1937 | 62 68 88 |
K 198 | 16 Nov 1937 | 32 36 37 62 68 69 71 72 73 |
K 199 | 19 Jan 1938 | 00 01 02 03 04 05 69 |
^ Notes seen with serials starting 34 41 43 45 have prefixes in a font different to normal Bernhards. (Not Bernhards?)
* Not Bernhards? ** odd type Not Bernhards? ¬ Thicker paper
L 100 | 20 Jan 1938 | 79 80 81 82 83 |
L 101 | 19 Feb 1938 | 74 |
L 102 | 19 March 1938 | 02 04 07 11 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 93 |
L 103 | 19 April 1938 | 00 14 23 26 28 29 32 33 34 35 37 39 40 41 44 47 48 49 65 |
L 104 | 20 April 1938 | 77 78 88 |
L 105 | 19 May 1938 | 18 23 24 27 71 |
L 106 | not seen | ? |
L 107 | 20 June 1938 | 66 69 81 87 |
# = Actual Prefix or Date on genuine note in brackets
(93) not sure
Prefixes claimed to have been printed in Stefano Poddi's article in IBNS Journal Vol 47, No 4 2008 |
K 133 to K 199 L 100 to L 107 |
As can be seen from the table the Bank of England reserved two days in the middle of the |
month for printing White Ten pound banknotes. This and all other aspects the forgers |
copied meticulously. |
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