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De La Rue is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain

History

The Debden Security Printing Ltd printing facility, owned by De La Rue, which prints Bank of England bank notes.

The company was founded by Thomas de la Rue (1793-1866). Thomas De La Rue ( 24 March 1793 - 7 June 1866) was a printer from Guernsey Thomas de la Rue moved to London in 1821 and set up in business as a stationer and printer. In 1896, the family partnership was converted to a private company. In 1921, the de la Rue family sold their interests and the company was made public. The parent company, called Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited changed its name in 1958 to The De La Rue Company Limited. A takeover bid for De La Rue was made by the Rank Organisation plc in 1968 but this was rejected by the Monopolies commission as being against the public interest. In 1991 the company’s name was changed to De La Rue plc^[1]. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Current products

UK £10 note printed on De La Rue paper

Banknotes

De La Rue sells high-security paper and printing technology for over 150 national currencies. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of Negotiable instrument, a Promissory note made by a A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is They claim to be the largest such corporation in the world.

De la Rue makes paper and prints banknotes for many banks worldwide, including:

• Bank of England
• Kenya
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• Bank of Scotland
• Isle of Man Government
• Reserve Bank of Fiji
• National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
• Banco de Guatemala
• Bank of Iraq

Security printing and papermaking

De La Rue also produces a wide range of other secure documents, including:

• Passports
• Vouchers
• Tax stamps
• Traveller's cheque
• Driving licences
• Bank cheques
• Postage stamps

Cash handling equipment

De La Rue manufactures a range of machines to manage cash including banknote counters, banknote sorters, coin sorters, ATM's and ticket dispensers. The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is a state-owned institution and the Central bank of the United Kingdom The shilling ( ISO 4217 code KES, also often used KSh) is the Currency of Kenya. The Royal Bank of Scotland plc ( Scottish Gaelic: Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the Monetary authority of Sri Lanka. The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and Clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF is the Central bank of the Pacific Island Country of Fiji. The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (Народна банка на Република Македонија Narodna Banka na Republika Makedonija NBRM is the Central The Bank of Guatemala (Banco de Guatemala is the Central bank of Guatemala. A passport is a document issued by a national government which certifies for the purpose of international travel the identity and nationality of its holder A voucher is a bond which is worth a certain monetary value and which may only be spent for specific reasons or on specific goods A revenue stamp, tax stamp or fiscal stamp is a type of Adhesive label used to collect Taxes or fees on various items A traveler's cheque (also traveller's cheque, travellers cheque, traveler's check, or travelers check) is a preprinted fixed-amount Cheque A driver's license, driver license, driver licence, or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a A cashier's check (also known as a cashier's cheque, bank check, official check, teller's check, bank draft or treasurer's check A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services

Other activities

De La Rue also produces holograms, as found on credit cards, banknotes and other secure documents. Holography (from the Greek, ὅλος - hólos whole + γραφή - grafē writing drawing is a technique that allows the

Past Products

King of Diamonds from a De La Rue deck c. 1860

Playing cards

In 1843 De La Rue established its first overseas trade, as de la Rue's brother Paul traveled to Russia to advise on the making of playing cards. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Thomas de la Rue's designs for playing cards are the basis for the modern standard design. A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper thin card or thin plastic figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing Card games The playing card business was sold to John Waddington in 1969.

Cape of Good Hope – Triangular postage stamp

Postage Stamps

The company has also printed postage stamps for Great Britain and some of its colonies. A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Some famous stamps such as the Cape of Good Hope triangulars were printed by De La Rue & Co. The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک after Perkins Bacon fell out of grace with the postal authorities of the time.

Writing Instruments

De La Rue claims to have developed the first practical fountain pen in 1881. De La Rue was a leading manufacture of fountain pens in Britain. Products were marketed under the “Onoto” brand. Production of fountain pens by De La Rue ceased in Britain in 1958 but continued for a few more years in Australia.

External links

• De La Rue company website
• Cape of Good Hope, stamps printed by De La Rue
• history of De La Rue’s playing cards
• A research website with more detail of De La Rue company history

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