As part of a banknote design, some banknotes display the printers code, or the first letter of each word representing its printer company.
Below is a list of past and current banknote manufacturers.
| Printer Code | Printer Manufacturer | Country of Origin |
| CMN | Casa de Moneda de la Nacion | Argentina |
| CSABB | Compania Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco | Argentina |
| CdM- | Casa de Moneda | Argentina, Chile, Brazil |
| BABN | British American Bank Note Co. Ltd. | Canada |
| CBNC | Canadian Bank Note Company | Canada |
| BEPP | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Peking | China |
| CBPM | China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation | China |
| CHB | Chung Hua Book Co. | China |
| CMPA | Commercial Press | China |
| CPF | Central Printing Factory | China |
| DTB | Dah Tung Book Co. & Ta Tung Printing | China |
| UPC | Union Printing Co. | China |
| UPP | Union Publishers & Printers Fed. Inc. | China |
| WPCo | Watson Printing Co. | China |
| IBB | Imprenta de Billetes-Bogota | Colombia |
| IBSFB | Imprenta de Billetes-Santa Fè de Bogota | Colombia |
| LN | Litografia Nacional | Colombia |
| BFL | Barclay & Fry Ltd. | England |
| BWC | Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. | England |
| CS&E | Charles Skipper & East | England |
| DLR | De La Rue | England |
| H&S | Harrison & Sons Ltd. | England |
| NAL | Nissen & Arnold | England |
| P&B | Perkins & Bacon | England |
| PB&P | Perkins, Bacon & Petch | England |
| PBC | Perkins, Bacon & Co. | England |
| TDLR | Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited | England |
| W&S | Waterlow & Sons Ltd. | England |
| WWS | W. W. Sprague & Co. Ltd. | England |
| BF | Banque de France | France |
| FCOF | Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire | France |
| G&D | Giesecke & Devrient | Germany |
| HKB | Hong Kong Bank Note | Hong Kong |
| HKP | Hong Kong Printing Press | Hong Kong |
| HBPC | Hungarian Banknote Printing Company | Hungary |
| PERURI | Peruri – Perum Percetakan Uang RI | Indonesia |
| OCV | Officina Carte-Valori | Italy |
| ODBI | Officina Della Banca d’Italia | Italy |
| NPBJP | National Printing Bureau | Japan |
| B&S | Bouligny & Schmidt | Mexico |
| DAS | Dar As-Sikkah | Morocco |
| JEZ | Johan Enschede en Zonen | Netherlands |
| BSPP | Bangladesh Security Printing Press | Bangladesh |
| KOMSCO | Korea Minting & Security Printing Corporation | South Korea |
| FNMT | Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre | Spain |
| OFZ | Orell Fussli, Zurich | Switzerland |
| ABNC | American Bank Note Company | USA |
| CABB | Compania Americana de Billetes de Banco | USA |
| CBC | Colombian Bank Note Co. | USA |
| CCBB | Compania Colombiana de Billetes de Banco | USA |
| CNBB | Compania Nacional de Billetes de Banco | USA |
| CONB | Continental Bank Note Company | USA |
| EAW | E. A. Wright | USA |
| FLBN | Franklin-Lee Bank Note Company | USA |
| H&L | Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia | USA |
| HBNC | Hamilton Bank Note Company | USA |
| HLBNC | Homer Lee Bank Note Co. | USA |
| IBNC | International Bank Note Company | USA |
| JBNC | Jeffries Bank Note Company | USA |
| KBNC | Kendall Bank Note Company, New York | USA |
| NBNC | National Bank Note Company | USA |
| SBNC | Security Bank Note Company | USA |
| USBNC | United States Bank Note Corporation | USA |
Source: bestofbanknotes.com