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Thomas de la Rue (24 March 1793 – 7 June 1866) was a printer from Guernsey who founded De La Rue plc, a printing company which is now the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker.
The company was founded by Thomas de la Rue, who moved from Guernsey to London in 1821 and set up in business as a 'Leghorn' straw hat maker, then as a stationer and printer. [3] In 1831 he secured a Royal Warrant for his business to produce playing cards.
Thomas de la Rue hires Owen Jones, architect and artist, to design the backs of his previously plain playing cards. His distinctive style becomes incredibly influential both in De La Rue and wider card design.
Mar 19, 2001 · The company that started life producing straw hats and playing cards almost two centuries ago has become a world leader in high security printing and payment systems technology. Thomas De La Rue International Ltd specialised in the manufacture of banknotes and other security documents, printing, currency counting machinery and money dispensers.
Aug 2, 2023 · De La Rue, the building’s occupant, is in the high-stakes business of authentication. It designs and prints national passports, as well as the silver foil labels that mark cigarette packs and...
Jul 21, 2015 · De La Rue plc (DLR) was founded by Thomas De La Rue in 1813 in Guernsey, where he helped print a small paper called Le Miroir Politique. He eventually moved his business to London where he printed playing cards.
De La Rue provide market-leading end-to-end currency solutions to over half the central banks and issuing authorities around the world.
