De La Rue Announces New Banknote Counter and Sorter Nvision to be Launched in May 2007

De La Rue Cash Systems announces the new banknote counter and
fitness sorter Nvision which is specially designed to meet the new
requirements of the Eurosystem and the European Central Bank (ECB) to
be launched in May 2007.

-- A compact multi-currency machine with fitness sorting meeting
the ECB Recycling Framework's requirements

-- Simultaneous note detection and fitness sorting

-- Processing speed up to 1000 notes per minute

Nvision provides a practical, easy to use and cost-efficient
solution for cash handling organisations. Optimised for higher desktop
productivity the machine allows continuous and uninterrupted note
processing.

International product manager Gavin Doyle explains why Nvision
fulfils an urgent need for professional cash handlers right now: "The
ECB Recycling Framework demands a higher responsibility for the
quality of cash from credit institutions and all professional cash
handling organisations. Nvision provides the necessary technology to
simultaneously check the fitness of banknotes and authenticate them to
remove counterfeits. At the same time the solution is highly cost
efficient, practical and very easy to use."

Nvision has two full-stacking pockets with a remarkably smooth
Glide Feed system. It is capable of multiple detection technologies
thus providing outstanding productivity with a processing speed up to
1000 notes per minute.

Cash processing organisations are in search for affordable fitness
solutions that ensure notes meet the pending requirement of the ECB
banknote recycling mandate. With the product launch in May 2007 De La
Rue addresses this demand exactly at the right time.

Notes to Editors

De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and
papermaker, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies
and a wide range of security documents such as passports,
authentication labels and fiscal stamps. The company is also a leading
provider of cash handling equipment and software solutions to banks
and retailers worldwide, helping them to reduce the cost of handling
cash.