De La Rue Currency
We provide market-leading end-to-end currency solutions to over half the central banks and issuing authorities around the world. With De La Rue your banknotes are in safe hands, benefiting from the flexibility and the truly global expertise that comes from our unique scale and breadth.


Our mission
We provide banknotes that central banks and issuing authorities can be proud of whilst expertly partnering to ensure a seamless experience from start to finish. We understand that banknotes are more than just currency and are fully committed to ensuring they deliver the end vision of central banks whilst functioning brilliantly in circulation.
Beyond banknote security and design
Every aspect of what we do goes beyond what is standard. We don’t just develop security features, we simultaneously push the boundaries on secure colourshift, micro-optic and holographic technologies. Our design team go far beyond normal design, utilizing analytics, perception studies, deep research and advanced techniques to create award-winning banknotes that are optimized for manufacture and every aspect of the cash cycle. Our technical experts don’t just understand banknote production and integration, they understand how to make it work in our multiple international sites, covering an enormous range of specifications.
Ultimate capabilities
We have and will continue to organize to meet the market needs and deliver world-class solutions. We are the only supplier of polymer substrate to design and print full banknotes, leading to innovative integration and exceptional banknote designs. We have the largest banknote design team and one of the most diverse currency portfolios in the world, meaning the banknotes we produce meet the aesthetic, functional, budgetary and security needs of an individual printing works or central bank. Our print sites in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Malta and the UK give us exceptional flexibility and contingency. And we underpin this all with currency experts who cover every aspect of banknote introduction from counterfeit assessments and cash cycle analytics through to new product introductions and public education