Moneymakers: The Secret World of Banknote Printing (Hardcover)

Preface

Money Magic
1 From "obelos" to "e-cash"
2 Why the market for banknote printing is special

Moneymakers I
3 How Signor Giori was able to carve out a worldwide monopoly with his printing presses
4 Why Monsieur Amon had the same success with printing ink

Moneymakers II
5 What caused De La Rue's imperial aura to fade
6 How Giesecke & Devrient struggles for technological leadership
7 Where hard work and politics helped Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire
8 What brought Bundesdruckerei to the brink of ruin
9 How Ciccone Calcogri¿½fica wasted its fiduciary capital
10 Why the euro became a bonanza for moneymakers
11 Why there is a problem with the euro's security
12 Quo vadis euro printing?