| 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
Sightings wanted of the first two serials not listed.
E Mail pamwestbritnotes@aol.com or Phone 0208 641 3224 if you have information
| Prefix |
Date |
The first two digits of the serial |
| K 133 |
18 April 1934 |
70 75 95 |
| K 134 |
19 April 1934 |
01 02 03 05 14 21 32 39 45 51 52 |
| K 135 |
18 May 1934 |
33 34 97 99 |
| K 136 |
19 May 1934 |
40 |
| K 137 |
18 June 1934 |
45 46 47 |
| K 138 |
19 June 1934 |
90 |
| K 139 |
18 July 1934 |
30 |
| K 140 |
19 July 1934 |
05 |
| K 141 |
16 Jan 1935 |
14 22 |
| K 142 |
17 Jan 1935 |
65 67 |
| K 143 |
16 Feb 1935 |
35 |
| K 144 |
16 March 1935 |
24 60 61 62 63 64 |
| K 145 |
16 April 1935 |
17 29 33 35 38 40 45 59 |
| K 146 |
17 April 1935 |
50 53 64 73 76 |
| K 147 |
16 May 1935 |
55 58 62 65 69 |
| K 148 |
17 May 1935 |
02 05 06 |
| K 149 |
not seen |
|
| K 150 |
16 July 1935 |
83 85 |
| K 151 |
17 July 1935 |
54 * 72 73 74 |
| K 152 |
16 Aug 1935 |
33 35 37 38 |
| K 153 |
17 Aug 1935 |
36 |
| K 154 |
16 Sep 1935 |
34 56 |
| K 155 |
17 Sep 1935 |
38 39 41 |
| K 156 |
16 Oct 1935 |
41 55 59 60 78 79 80 82 |
| K 157 |
17 Oct 1935 |
10 11 12 14 15 |
| K 158 |
16 Nov 1935 |
72 74 |
| K 159 |
16 Dec 1935 |
77 92 93 98 |
| K 160 |
17 Dec 1935 |
28 55 56 |
| K 161 |
18 Jan 1936 |
60 61 62 63 64 |
| K 163 |
19 Feb 1936 |
28 |
| K 164 |
18 March 1936 |
30 31 32 |
| K 165 |
19 March 1936 |
02 14 |
| K 166 |
18 April 1936 |
75 76 79 |
| K 167 |
18 May 1936 |
69 71 72 85 88 94 |
| K 168 |
19 May 1936 |
59 60 61 62 |
| K 169 |
18 June 1936 |
61 62 64 |
| K 170 |
19 June 1936 |
83 84 |
| K 171 |
18 July 1936 |
32 33 41 42 |
| K 172 |
18 Aug 1936 |
15 17 42 43 53 55 62 64 66 ** |
| K 173 |
19 Aug 1936 |
19 20 22 24 25 26 27 32 |
| K 174 |
18 Sep 1936 |
07 16 18 |
| K 175 |
not seen |
|
| K 176 |
19 Oct 1936 |
48 49 50 |
| K 177 |
18 Nov 1936 |
52 54 59 68 79 |
| K 178 |
19 Nov 1936 |
07 08 09 10 11 12 |
| K 179 |
18 Dec 1936 |
86 89 |
| K 180 |
19 Dec 1936 |
17 19 |
| K 181 |
not seen |
|
| K 182 |
16 Feb 1937 |
39 41 42 43 |
| K 183 |
17 Feb 1937 |
07 15 19 |
| K 184 |
not seen |
|
| K 185 |
17 March 1937 |
33 35* |
| K 186 |
16 April 1937 |
12 14 17 26 |
| K 187 |
17 April 1937 |
54 |
| K 188 |
17 May 1937 |
23 24 25 |
| K 189 # |
18 May 1937 (16 June 1937) |
49 50 56 59 64 65 77 78 |
| K 189 |
16 June 1937 |
70 |
| K 190 |
not seen |
|
| K 191 |
not seen |
|
| K 192 |
17 July 1937 |
36 38 40 50 |
| K 193 |
16 Aug 1937 |
11 |
| K 194 |
17 Aug 1937 |
15 20 21 |
| K 195 |
16 Sep 1937 |
61 64 |
| K 196 |
16 Nov 1937 |
39 41 ^ 43 ^ 45 ^ 46 |
| K 197 |
16 Oct 1937 |
62 88 |
| K 198 |
16 Nov 1937 |
71 73 |
| K 199 |
19 Jan 1938 |
00 01 02 03 04 05 69 |
^ Notes seen with serials starting 41 43 45 have prefixes in a font different to norm, not Bernhard?
* not Bernhard? ** odd type not Bernhard? * Thicker paper
| L 100 |
20 Jan 1938 |
79 80 81 82 83 |
| L 101 |
19 Feb 1938 |
74 |
| L 102 |
19 March 1938 |
04 07 11 14 16 18 21 (93) |
| L 103 |
19 April 1938 |
00 14 28 32 33 35 37 39 41 44 48 |
| L 104 |
20 April 1938 |
77 78 88 |
| L 105 |
19 May 1938 |
18 23 |
| L 106 |
not seen |
|
| L 107 |
20 June 1938 |
66 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 |
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copied meticulously.
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