Where is currency printed?

The printing of currency notes is a specialised process carried out by government-appointed printing institutions or central banks in each country. These institutions are usually highly secure and are responsible for the design, production, and quality control of national currency notes. Some notable printing institutions and central banks responsible for currency printing include:

1. Banknote printing works:

- United States: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

- United Kingdom: De La Rue (UK)

- Eurozone countries: Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)

- India: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Note Printing Presses

- Australia: Note Printing Australia (NPA)

- Japan: National Printing Bureau of Japan

- Canada: Canadian Bank Note Company (CBNC)

2. Central banks with in-house printing facilities:

- Switzerland: Swiss National Bank (SNB)

- Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank

- Germany: Bundesbank (Deutsche Bundesbank)

- China: People's Bank of China (PBOC)

- South Africa: South African Reserve Bank (SARB)