De La Rue is a British commercial printer and paper maker headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The company was founded in London in 1821 by Thomas de la Rue (b. March 24, 1793 in Forest, Guernsey). In 1958, the parent company called Thomas De La Rue changed its name to The De La Rue Company Limited, and in 1991 the name was changed to De La Rue PLC^[1]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... A blank sheet of paper Paper is a commodity of thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibers, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ... Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Alençon Link. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Guernsey Post stamp commemorating Thomas de la Rue issued 1971 Thomas De La Rue (24 March 1793 - 7 June 1866) was a printer from Guernsey who, from modest beginnings, founded a printing company which is now, 200 years later, the worlds largest commercial security printer and papermaker. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This is a map of Guernsey. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

UK £10 note printed on De La Rue paper

Among a wide range of products, De La Rue sells high-security paper and printing technology for over 150 national currencies. They claim to be the largest such corporation in the world. De La Rue's current business includes printing holograms such as the famous dove on the Visa credit cards, issuing driving licenses, passports, travellers cheques, bank cheques and the most advanced machinery to manage cash; Desktop note counter machines, such as the EV86 range, the fastest note counting machine in the world, Teller cash dispenser and recycling machines, banknote sorters of all sizes, including the biggest sorter in the world, installed at the Bank of Ireland in Belfast. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 415 pixelsFull resolution (809 × 420 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image depicts a unit of currency. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 415 pixelsFull resolution (809 × 420 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image depicts a unit of currency. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ...

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

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. Thomas de la Rue's designs for playing cards are the basis for the modern standard design. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Some typical modern playing cards. ...

The company has also printed postage stamps for Great Britain and some of its colonies. Some famous stamps such as the Cape of Good Hope triangulars were printed by De La Rue & Co. after Perkins Bacon fell out of grace with the postal authorities of the time. A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ...

Currencies

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

• Bank of England
• Several Central Banks of the Eurozone
• Kenya
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Bank of Scotland
• Isle of Man Government
• Reserve Bank of Fiji
• National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

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External links

• De La Rue company website
• Cape of Good Hope, stamps printed by De La Rue

Trivia

There is a traditional pub in Guernsey named after Thomas De La Rue on the town sea front; Thomas De La Rue frequently drank there.

References

1. ^ De La Rue: Corporate History. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.