Another story about British pounds. <br>The Nazis assembled a group of prisoners: all painters, artists, engravers, printers. These were treated particularly well and given the task of reprinting British pounds. But the prisoners thought, if we produce the perfect pound sterling right away, then we're no longer important. So they delayed the forgery as long as possible. I don't know how much counterfeit money was in circulation, but it probably wasn't a large amount. <br>The Nazis couldn't buy enough petrol with it to make any difference.<br>The English Bank is believed to have quietly confiscated the forgeries to maintain trust.