Five Pounds

Bank of England 1937

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.

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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