The characteristics of banknote gravure printing technology

At present, world banknotes are still generally used gravure printing. Gravure printing is a traditional way of printing banknotes. The inked area of ​​the printing plate is concave, and the ink in the concave lines is directly transferred to the paper under strong pressure. The ink shows a three-dimensional state on the paper, so there is a sense of unevenness when you touch it with your hand.

The group on the banknotes is mainly made by hand-engraving plates, exquisite figures, not only itself belongs to high-level art, but also has anti-counterfeiting features. Each sculptor has different styles and characteristics. This cannot be imitated. At present, there are many advanced copying and forgery techniques in the world, and it is still impossible to duplicate the identical banknotes for hand-carved works. Therefore, hand engraving and gravure printing are still common international anti-counterfeiting methods.

The manual engraver is one of the most crucial links in the printing of banknotes. Therefore, the difficulty is very large. No mistakes are tolerated. The hand-carving tool is not a knife, but the steel plate is a bit more Microsoft than the ordinary steel plate. When the carver works, the magnifier must be in one hand, the pen in one hand, and the point on the steel plate. There is a small amount of mistakes that will completely abandon the previous work. Someone has calculated the number of points and lines on a banknote. An engraver must engrave a million dollars on a bank note.

The Daqing Banknote Printing Coupon printed by the Printing Department of Daqing Branch in 1910 was the first set of engraving and intaglio banknotes issued by China. The carved part was completed by the American engraver, Haiqun. The phrase “no coin, no coin” was The world is widely circulated.