View asset onlyLake Toplitz / Counterfeit MoneyLake Toplitz (Salkammergut, Steiermark, Austria).– The retrieval of counterfeit British pound notes, August 1959. As part of Operation Bernhard, the notes were designed to weaken the British economy and were dumped towards the end of the war in 1945: police examine the counterfeit money.Photo.IdentifierAKG586684SourceUllsteinCredit lineakg-images / ullstein bildEvent date1959Image date1959Time Period1950S20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicCOUNTERFEITERFORGED MONEYFRAUDHISTORYNATIONAL SOCIALISM ; NAZISMOPERATION BERNHARDPOLICESECURITY SERVICE (SD)TREASURETREASURE HUNTGeographyAUSTRIAGERMANYSALZKAMMERGUTSTYRIATOPLITZSEETechniquePHOTOGRAPHSize2744px × 2107px (16 MB) 23.2 cm × 17.8 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictionsAdditional permissions needed for non-editorial useAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
