£20 Operation Bernhard
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If anyone has either 48M 20 July 1934 or 49M 20 August 1934 please let us know?
Peppiatt £20 London Operation Bernhard Banknotes B243OB
Prefix | Date | The first two digits of the serial |
48 M | 20 Aug 1934 | 01 02 03 04 06 07 08 10 11 15 16 17 20 |
34 58 62 67 70 71 73 74 75 76 81 82 85 | ||
91 92 93 95 97 99 | ||
49 M | 20 Sep 1934 | 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 13 15 16 18 |
22 25 35 36 37 41 44 50 54 57 59 | ||
64 69 71 74 77 79 82 87 91 94 | ||
50 M # | 15 July 1935 |
15 19 20 22 23 27 30 33 34 46 50 |
51 M | 15 Aug 1935 | 00 04 05 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
20 21 33 36 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 77* | ||
52 M | 20 July 1936 | 53 61 69 |
80 81 82 83 85 87 92 94 97 99 | ||
53 M | 20 Aug 1936 | 18 24 28 30 33 35 36 39 43 47 48 49 |
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 | ||
54 M | 7 June 1937 | 02 04 06 08 10 17 18 19 |
20 25 26 27 | ||
31 32 34 37 38 39 |
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43 44 46 47 49 55 56 58 59 |
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60 61 65 67 78 91 97 98 | ||
55 M | 15 Oct 1937 | 15 24 28 29 33 34 35 38 |
42 43 44 45 47 | ||
56 M # (57 M) | 16 Dec 1939? | 57 is 1939 date correct? |
57 M | 16 Dec 1939 | 58 |
* = Odd type not Bernhard
# = Actual Prefix or Date on genuine banknote in brackets
Prefixes claimed to have been printed in Stefano Poddi's article in IBNS Journal Vol 47, No 4 2008 |
M 48 to M 55 |
Forgeries below are contemporary. Each shows a Tan/Yellow watermark.
28 M | 14 Jan 1936 | 64 |
51 M | 1935 | ? |
53 M | 1936 | ? |
68 M | 11 June 1936 | 95 |
82 M | 1935 | ? |
84 M | 23 March 1937 | 48 |
1 Feb 1938 | ||
28 N | 14 Jan 1936 | 64 |
Others are known to exist.
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