Operation Bernhard / Andrew |
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 B242
Sightings wanted of the first two serials not listed
Email pam@britishnotes.co.uk or Phone 0208 641 3224 if you have information
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 B242
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 |
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 |
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 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 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 59 58 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 17 18 25 26 |
K 187 |
17 April 1937 |
52 53 54 |
K 188 |
17 May 1937 |
23 24 25 45 46 48 |
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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 |
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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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