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London firm prints world currency with 1816 origins
The largest private money maker De La Rue prints currency for 70 countries from London with 7,000 workers at Gateshead. The firm, dating to 1816, evolved from hat and paper bonnet crafts to engraving, security features, and stamps, shaping global money design and production.
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David Lancashire
Associated Press
London
Thomas de la Rue and Co
de la Rue
North American
Europe
Britain
de la Rue Giori
Switzerland
U.S
Thomas de la Rue
Channel
Guernsey
Queen Victoria
Burma Road
Burma
India
England
Theompany
France
Czecho- Slovakia
Poland
Greece
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Ain
Gateshlead
Newcastle