1945, THE £5.00 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTERFEITS AS COMPARED TO THE GENUINE POUND NOTES. COMPARING THEM TO THES DENUINE NOTES, K82 WHICH IS DATED LONDON 20th NOVEMBER, 1945.
The Sachsenhausen counterfeits, although systematically and well checked by the Sonnderkommando neverheless could easily deceive even an experienced English bank clerk, as well as on the continent.
THE DIFFERENCES ARE DESCRIBED AS: THE PAPER: is hard and somewhat glossy, as well as whiter than the original.
THE WATERMARK: is too obvious at firstb sight, and the horizontal blines are unevenly spaced.
THE PRINT: has not got the richness of the original. The shading on all the drapery is too dense. Britannia's eyes and ears is a circle round the bee-hive and the crross on the upper part of the crown is indistinct on the right.
THE NUMBERING SYSTEM. The bank of England identifies these forgeries according to the serial numbers as proviously listed, due to the excellent numbering system, The signatures forged Were of the two Chief Cashiers, BASIL G CATTERNS, & KENNETH O PEPPIATT.
