Moneymakers: The Secret World of Banknote Printing

摘要: Preface. Money Magic. 1. From "obelos" to "e-cash". 2. Why the market for banknote printing is special. Secret and farcical. A market, but no price. Moneymakers I. 3. How Signor Giori was able carve out a worldwide monopoly with his presses. The meeting in Alexandria. "Italian connection". Developer, supplier service provider one. Rino Sig. Every triangle perfect. Now "greenback" too. Pay say nothing. Komori-sans admiration. Salboni Abuja. Warning from Munich. Fat years, lean years. 4. Monsieur Amon had same success ink. "Stradivarius" of inks. climate changing. Family crisis. II. 5. What caused De La Rue's imperial aura fade. Urbi et orbi. Beyond Malta. Portals debacle. Efforts toward an additional business line. underestimated competition. Faded glory. 6. Giesecke & Devrient struggles technological leadership. In labore virtus - puritan work ethic. He wins who dares. bid 7. Where hard politics helped Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire. "Phoenix ashes". Challenges. Losers. 8. brought Bundesdruckerei brink ruin. Global dreams ... realities at home. Rescuers or robbers? 9. Ciccone Calcografica wasted its fiduciary capital. Secure without security. Sole note printer Southern Hemisphere. Banknotes kleptocrats. "Real-phony" Bahrain dinars. Jitters. 10. euro became bonanza moneymakers. Friendly enemies. Euro investment rapture. French patient. political note. Ruining competitors equipment binge. bonanza. Mistakes, mishaps, misprints. unloved rescuers. quality. 11. there problem euro's Digifeiting, new copying Icon distress. Mysterious supernote. frailties. New frontiers. 12. Quo vadis printing? Competition la system. Uncertain future. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Reference. Index.