printing

印刷　—　Making

The craft of making a plate and striking off many copies.

Pennsylvania note printed by Franklin18 June 1764 (as printed) 10 Ruble Assignat (1788)1788 Five décimes, 'the regeneration of France'1793

⚠ Paper money cannot exist without the technology of printing. At the same time, the ability to print means the ability to counterfeit, making the history of banknotes also the history of anti-counterfeiting technology.