Euro issuing countries

Here is the list which can be helpful for collectors who focus on Euro banknotes. This list gives the prefixes used by the various issuing member countries:

Prefix	Country
D	Estonia
E	Slovakia
F	Malta
G	Cyprus
H	Slovenia
L	Finland
M	Portugal
N	Austria
P	Netherlands
S	Italy
T	Ireland
U	France
V	Spain
W	Denmark
X	Germany
Y	Greece
Z	Belgium

Following is the list of reserved prefixes for issuing countries:

Prefix	Country
J	United Kingdom
K	Sweden
R	Luxembourg

If you look at the Euro banknotes you can see a code in the front  of the banknote too. This is an identification of the printer of the banknote. The following table shows the codes used by various printers:

Code	Printer	Country	Notes produced for
D	Setec Oy	Finland	L (Finland)
E	F. C. Oberthur	France	E (Slovakia), F (Malta), G (Cyprus), H (Slovenia), L (Finland), P (Netherlands), U (France), X (Germany)
F	Österreichische Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck	Austria	N (Austria), P (Netherlands), S (Italy), T (Ireland), Y (Greece)
G	Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé	Netherlands	E (Slovakia), F (Malta), G (Cyprus), H (Slovenia), L (Finland), N (Austria), P (Netherlands), V (Spain), X (Germany), Y (Greece)
H	De La Rue	United Kingdom	L (Finland), M (Portugal), P (Netherlands), T (Ireland)
J	Banca d’Italia	Italy	S (Italy)
K	Banc Ceannais na hÉireann / Central Bank of Ireland	Ireland	T (Ireland)
L	Banque de France	France	U (France)
M	Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre	Spain	V (Spain)
N	Bank of Greece	Greece	Y (Greece)
P	Giesecke & Devrient	Germany	L (Finland), M (Portugal), P (Netherlands), U (France), V (Spain), X (Germany), Y (Greece)
R	Bundesdruckerei	Germany	P (Netherlands), X (Germany), Y (Greece)
T	National Bank of Belgium	Belgium	U (France), V (Spain), Z (Belgium)
U	Valora—Banco de Portugal	Portugal	M (Portugal)

Following is the list of reserved codes for printers:

Code	Printer	Country	Notes produced for
A	Bank of England Printing Works	United Kingdom	None
C	Tumba Bruk	Sweden	None
S	Danmarks Nationalbank	Denmark	None