List of banknote printers

The following is a list providing an overview of private companies and state-owned enterprises that are active in the field of printing banknotes.

List
Country Name (abbreviation) Foundation (printing) Government affiliation Ref
 Algeria Hôtel des Monnaies 1964 Bank of Algeria [1]
 Argentina Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina 1826 Ministry of the Treasury [1]
 Australia Note Printing Australia (NPA) 1913 Reserve Bank of Australia [1]
 Austria Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH (OeBS) Oesterreichische Nationalbank [1]
 Bangladesh The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. (SPCBL) 1972 Bangladesh Bank [1]
 Belgium Imprimerie de la Banque nationale de Belgique 1850 National Bank of Belgium [1]
 Brazil Casa da Moeda do Brasil (CMB) 1694 (1969) Ministry of Economy [1]
 Bulgaria BNB Printing Works 2001 National Bank of Bulgaria[Note 1] [1]
 Cambodia Printing House Department National Bank of Cambodia [1]
 Canada Canadian Bank Note Company (CBNC) 1897 None (Privately held company) [1]
 Chile La Casa de Moneda de Chile (CMCh) 1743 (1927) CORFO [1]
 China China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) 1908 People's Bank of China [1]
 Colombia Imprenta de Billetes 1959 Bank of the Republic [1]
 Cuba Impresos de Seguridad Cuba (IdSC) Government of Cuba [1]
 Czech Republic Státní Tiskárna Cenin 1953 Ministry of Finance [1]
 DR Congo Hotel des Monnaies (RDC) 1987 Central Bank of the Congo [1]
 Denmark Banknote Printing Works 1818 (1945) Danmarks Nationalbank [1]
 Egypt Banknote Printing Press 1968 Central Bank of Egypt [1]
 Germany Bundesdruckerei GmbH 1763 (1851/1879) Federal Ministry of Finance [1]
 Germany Giesecke+Devrient GmbH (G+D) 1852 None (Privately held company) [1]
 Greece Idryma Trapezis tis Ellados 1941 Bank of Greece [1]
 France Imprimerie de la Banque de France – Chamalières 1918 Bank of France [1]
 France Oberthur Fiduciaire 1842 (1940) None (Privately held company) [1]
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Note Printing Limited (HKNPL) 1984 Government of Hong Kong[Note 2] [1]
 Hungary Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. 1922 (1925) Hungarian National Bank [1]
 India Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) 1928 Ministry of Finance [1]
 India Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (BRBNMPL) 1995 Reserve Bank of India [1]
 Indonesia Perum Percetakan Uang R.I. Imp (PNRI) 1971 State Owned Enterprises Ministry [1]
 Indonesia Pura Group Total Security System (TSS) 1908 (1970) None (Privately held company) [1]
 Iran Security Printing and Minting Organization (SPMO) 1877 (1983) Central Bank of Iran [1]
 Iraq Central Bank of Iraq 1950[2] Government of Iraq [1]
 Ireland Currency Centre 1978 Central Bank of Ireland [1]
 Italy Officina Carte Valori (OCV) 1928 Bank of Italy [1]
 Japan National Printing Bureau (NPB) 1877 Government of Japan [1]
 Kazakhstan Banknote Factory (BFNBK) 1995 National Bank of Kazakhstan[Note 3] [1]
 Kenya De La Rue Kenya EPZ Limited The National Treasury[Note 4] [3]
 Laos Printing House Bank of the Lao P.D.R. [1]
 Malta De La Rue Currency & Security Print Ltd. 1979 None (Privately held company)[Note 5] [4]
 Malta Crane Currency Malta Ltd. 2017 (2018) None (Privately held company)[Note 6] [5]
 Mexico Fábrica de Billetes del Banco de México 1969 Bank of Mexico [1]
 Morocco Dar As Sikkah 1987 Bank Al-Maghrib [1]
 Myanmar Security Printing Works Factory – Wazi (SPW) 1972 Central Bank of Myanmar[Note 7] [1]
 Netherlands Royal Joh. Enschedé 1703 (1814) None (Privately held company) [1]
 Nigeria Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited (NSPMC) 1963 Central Bank of Nigeria[Note 3] [1]
 Pakistan Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) 1949 State Bank of Pakistan [1]
 Philippines Banknotes and Securities Printing Department (BSPD) 1978 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [1]
 Poland Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartociowych S.A. (PWPW) 1919 Ministry of Interior and Administration [1]
 Portugal Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) 1972 Banco de Portugal [1]
 Portugal Valora S.A. (VSA) 1999 Banco de Portugal[Note 3] [1]
 Romania Imprimeria Bancii Nationale a Romaniei (NBR) 1896 National Bank of Romania [1]
 Russia JSC Goznak 1818 Ministry of Finance [1]
 Serbia Zavod za izradu novčanica i kovanog novca – Topčider (ZIN) 1929 National Bank of Serbia [1]
 South Africa South African Bank Note Company (SABN) 1961 South African Reserve Bank[Note 8] [1]
 South Korea Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) 1951 Government of South Korea [1]
 Spain Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT) 1893 (1940) Ministry of Economy [1]
 Sri Lanka De La Rue Lanka Currency & Security Print (Pvt.) Ltd. 1986 (1987) Government of Sri Lanka[Note 9] [6]
 Sudan Sudan Currency Printing Press (SCPP) 1994 None (Privately held company) [1]
 Sweden Crane AB 1755 None (Privately held company)[Note 10]
  Switzerland Orell Füssli Security Printing Ltd. (OFS) 1519 (1911) None (Privately held company) [1]
 Thailand Note Printing Works 1969 Bank of Thailand [1]
 Taiwan Central Engraving and Printing Plant (CEPP) 1941 Central Bank of China [1]
 Turkey Banknot Matbaasi 1955 Merkez Bankası [1]
 UAE Oumolat Security Printing 2017 Emirates Investment Authority [1]
 Ukraine NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works 1994 National Bank of Ukraine [1]
 United Kingdom De La Rue plc 1813 (1860) None (Privately held company) [1]
 United States Crane Currency 1770 (1806) None (Privately held company) [1]
 United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) 1862 (1877) Department of the Treasury [1]
 Uzbekistan Davlat Belgisi 1995 Central Bank of Uzbekistan [1]
 Venezuela Casa de la Moneda de Venezuela (CMV) 1802 (1999) Banco Central de Venezuela [1]
 Vietnam National Banknote Printing Plant (NBPP) 1946 State Bank of Vietnam [1]
 Zimbabwe Fidelity Printers and Refinery (FPR) 1966 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe[Note 7] [1]

Historic printers
Country Name Year of start Year of end
 Argentina Compañía de Valores Sudamericana 1951 2013[Note 11]
 Canada The British American Bank Note Company 1866 1956
 Finland Setec Oy 1999 2005[7]
 United Kingdom Perkins Bacon 1810 1935
 United Kingdom Harrison and Sons 1750 1997[Note 12]
 United Kingdom Waterlow and Sons 1810 2009[Note 12]
 United Kingdom Bradbury Wilkinson and Company 1856 1990[Note 12]
 United States New York Bank Note Company 1877
 United States Homer Lee Bank Note Company 1891[Note 13]
 United States American Bank Note Company 1795 [Note 14]
 United States Hamilton Bank Note Company

See also

Notes
  1. Started as a Joint venture with Oberthur Fiduciaire.
  2. Started as a De La Rue subsidiary in 1984, purchased by Hong Kong Exchange Fund in 1996. Current minority shareholders are China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (15%), The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (10%), Standard Chartered Hong Kong (10%) and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (10%).
  3. Started as a Joint venture with De La Rue.
  4. Since 2019, the company operates as a Joint venture between De La Rue (60%) and Government of Kenya (40%).
  5. Subsidiary of De La Rue.
  6. Subsidiary of Crane Currency.
  7. Started as a Joint venture with Giesecke+Devrient.
  8. Started as a Joint venture with Bradbury Wilkinson and Company.
  9. The company is a Joint venture between De La Rue (60%) and Government of Sri Lanka (40%).
  10. Crane AB was formerly named Tumba Bruk and was affiliated with the Sveriges Riksbank. It was purchased by Crane Currency in 2002.
  11. Merged into Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina.
  12. Purchased by De La Rue and later shut down.
  13. Purchased by American Bank Note Company.
  14. It is still active by the name ABCorp, however does not print banknotes anymore.

References
  1. López-Bosch, Cedrian (March 2017), "The Banknote Industry", El Boletín Numismático (Translated and revised ed.), Mexico City: Sociedad Numismática de México (published Jul–Sep 2015), no. 248, Annex: Main Banknote Printers, pp. 13–24
  2. "National Bank of Iraq". www.pjsymes.com.au. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. "Kenya and De La Rue partnership kicks off", Business Daily, 19 April 2019
  4. "New €27m De La Rue facility opens", Times of Malta, 24 April 2018
  5. "Crane Currency prints its one billionth banknote at its Malta facility", The Malta Independent, 15 November 2018
  6. "De La Rue: A true partnership with Sri Lanka", Daily FT, 1 July 2014
  7. Rissanen, Teemu (July 2010). "Electronic identity in Finland: ID cards vs. bank IDs". Identity in the Information Society. Springer Netherlands. 3 (1): 175–194. doi:10.1007/s12394-010-0049-8. ISSN 1876-0678.
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