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