Link Between Churchill And Discovery

You must be thinking why are we even talking about the horrific episodes of WWI and WWII. There is a reason behind it because the thing which was discovered in that old shop has a very deep connection with the most famous Prime Minister Of Britain. As we already told you that this shop was a tailor to many stars back then and it is believed that Churchill and his wife favored Bradleys and Bradley Gowns as their tailor. Today, the building is known as The Cotswold Outdoor store. So, what was the discovery? Let’s find out…

Present Times

In present times, The Cotswold Outdoor store is owned by Russ Davis. While he was renovating the house he tore up the damaged carpet and other broken things inside the house. It was then, he saw something buried underneath the ancient floorboards. He thought it was just a piece of old wood. He took the lump and broke it into two pieces, and little did he know that he was about to find the most amazing thing in the world. It was £1 bill. But what’s so special about a £1 bill? Keep reading to find it out…

Special Bill

At first, it was really hard for Davis to make anything of the block, but soon he was able to understand what it actually was. A £1 bill, which was last used in Britain in the year 1988. And what was more interesting was that it was blue in color instead of green colored notes that were commonly in circulation back in the past. So, what does it mean?

Blue Color Mystery

You must be thinking, so what if a note was blue in color? The thing is that the blue color was chosen by the Bank of England as its emergency currency back in 1941. The bill belongs to a very important period of British history. The country as a whole was almost on a verge of collapsing, and it was Churchill who was in charge.

War Story

During WWII, the German had a secret plan called Operation Bernhard. This operation was all about by disturbing the British economy by forging and circulating the £5. For a very long time, Britain was using the same currency and it was easy to forge the bills. And as a result, millions of fake currency were produced.

Counter Measure

So, to counter the Operation Bernhard the Bank of England created an emergency £1 bill. The note was blue in color and had a metallic thread which made its design a very unique and hard to copy. Two years later, bills of higher value than £5 were infused in the economy and in the 1970s the £20 bill was circulated in the market.