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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

ONE POUND PEPPIATT BANKNOTE , GERMAN PROPOGANDA

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1942

Overview

German made imitation of an English One Pound Peppiatt.

Historical information

Imitation note dropped over Egypt by German forces for propaganda purposes in 1942.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-51-D1993.96

Item type

Material

Machine-made Paper

Width

15.5000 cm

Height or length

8.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

H86D 729630

Bank of England
Promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of
One Pound

On the reverse side are several lines in Arabic script.

Year

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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