Banknote Printers

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 CodePrinter ManufacturerCountry of Origin
CMNCasa de Moneda de la NacionArgentina
CSABBCompania Sud-Americana de Billetes de BancoArgentina
CdM-Casa de MonedaArgentina, Chile, Brazil
BABNBritish American Bank Note Co. Ltd.Canada
CBNCCanadian Bank Note CompanyCanada
BEPPBureau of Engraving and Printing, PekingChina
CBPMChina Banknote Printing and Minting CorporationChina
CHBChung Hua Book Co.China
CMPACommercial PressChina
CPFCentral Printing FactoryChina
DTBDah Tung Book Co. & Ta Tung PrintingChina
UPCUnion Printing Co.China
UPPUnion Publishers & Printers Fed. Inc.China
WPCoWatson Printing Co.China
IBBImprenta de Billetes-BogotaColombia
IBSFBImprenta de Billetes-Santa Fè de BogotaColombia
LNLitografia NacionalColombia
BFLBarclay & Fry Ltd.England
BWCBradbury, Wilkinson & Co.England
CS&ECharles Skipper & EastEngland
DLRDe La RueEngland
H&SHarrison & Sons Ltd.England
NALNissen & ArnoldEngland
P&BPerkins & BaconEngland
PB&PPerkins, Bacon & PetchEngland
PBCPerkins, Bacon & Co.England
TDLRThomas De La Rue & Company, LimitedEngland
W&SWaterlow & Sons Ltd.England
WWSW. W. Sprague & Co. Ltd.England
BFBanque de FranceFrance
FCOFFrancois-Charles Oberthur FiduciaireFrance
G&DGiesecke & DevrientGermany
HKBHong Kong Bank NoteHong Kong
HKPHong Kong Printing PressHong Kong
HBPCHungarian Banknote Printing CompanyHungary
PERURIPeruri – Perum Percetakan Uang RIIndonesia
OCVOfficina Carte-ValoriItaly
ODBIOfficina Della Banca d’ItaliaItaly
NPBJPNational Printing BureauJapan
B&SBouligny & SchmidtMexico
DASDar As-SikkahMorocco
JEZJohan Enschede en ZonenNetherlands
BSPPBangladesh Security Printing PressBangladesh
KOMSCOKorea Minting & Security Printing CorporationSouth Korea
FNMTFabrica Nacional de Moneda y TimbreSpain
OFZOrell Fussli, ZurichSwitzerland
ABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyUSA
CABBCompania Americana de Billetes de BancoUSA
CBCColombian Bank Note Co.USA
CCBBCompania Colombiana de Billetes de BancoUSA
CNBBCompania Nacional de Billetes de BancoUSA
CONBContinental Bank Note CompanyUSA
EAWE. A. WrightUSA
FLBNFranklin-Lee Bank Note CompanyUSA
H&LHoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, VirginiaUSA
HBNCHamilton Bank Note CompanyUSA
HLBNCHomer Lee Bank Note Co.USA
IBNCInternational Bank Note CompanyUSA
JBNCJeffries Bank Note CompanyUSA
KBNCKendall Bank Note Company, New YorkUSA
NBNCNational Bank Note CompanyUSA
SBNCSecurity Bank Note CompanyUSA
USBNCUnited States Bank Note CorporationUSA

Source: bestofbanknotes.com