Highest Short Codes (Updated on 06.01.2025)

[ErGo]

Updated on 27.01.2009

Wow, the new year starts with a lot of exciting news especially the F/S-combination

This time we have 12 new higher combinations since the last update and 5 of them are new shortcode-records: J052H4, L066H4, M030E5, N024F4 and P021H5.

Changes since last update are marked with red color

Please be aware that i need the following information:
New (full) Short Code
Note Value
Country Code
First 3(!) significant numbers of serial number (if you had no idea which one, take a look in the list stated below).

If you take part in this topic for the first time, please try to have the note already in your hand if you reported it here. If you only find records in your NIG-statistics (especially with old or not yet existing combinations) its a maximum likelihood that its only a typo.


Highest short codes by printer
D002E4 - L140 (D) - aplfi
E004I6 - H**004 (T) - ErGo
F011I6 - N**190 (T) - ErGo
G026H5 - P206 (T) - vermeer
H016H5 - P086 (D) - Elmo
J052H4 - S295 (T) - -STAR-
K006I6 - T260 (T) - yonsek
L066H4 - U**453 (T) - trinacria
M030E5 - V320 (T) - TXATXE
N024F4 - Y553 (T) - trinacria
P021H5 - X458 (T) - ravestorm
R031H5 - X324 (T) - grob-e
T013H5 - Z3**88 (T) Steda
U016I5 - M817 (T) - leofer40


Highest short codes splitted by value:

D - Setec Oy (Finland)
D001G5 - L076 (D) - LeBaron
D001G5 - L096 (D) - LeBaron
D001F5 - L100 (D) - leofer40
D001E4 - L044 (D) - croeso
D002E4 - L140 (D) aplfi
D001E4 - L059 (D) - LeBaron
D001E3 - L097 (D) - Sport-Mass

E - F. C. Oberthur (France - Chantepie)
E002I6 - P062 (T) - de*lerger
E004I6 - H**004 (T) - ErGo
E001H5 - U**03? (D) - DAVID & KATY

F - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austria)
F005J6 - N**080 (T) - ErGo
F011I6 - N**190 (T) - ErGo
F003H5 - N**031 (T) - DonRedhorse
F003H3 - S603 (T) - ErGo
F003G5 - N**061 (T) - jack_isidore
F002F3 - N**015 (T) - leofer40

G - John. Enschede Security Printing (Netherlands - Haarlem)
G007J6 - P055 (D) - DAVID & KATY
G014I6 - P156 (T) - trinacria
G006I6 - P111 (T) - fcbruges
G026H5 - P206 (T) - vermeer
G009H4 - P052 (T) - Nomen Nescio
G001G4 - N007 (D) - leofer40

H - De La Rue (UK - Gateshead)
H006E2 - L260 (T) - Blapa
H016H5 - P086 (D) - Elmo
H002H5 - L232 (T) - KARR

J - Banca d'Italia (Italy - Roma)
J005J6 - S057 (D) - ErGo
J005I6 - S048 (D) - teckenschnempo
J023I2 - S244 (T) - Tarapiatapioca
J052H4 - S295 (T) - -STAR-
J018H4 - S143 (T) - Tarapiatapioca
J001H5 - S002 (D) - klapotec
J001G4 - S002 (D) - Angelino

K - Banc Ceannais na hÉireann (Ireland - Dublin)
K002J6 - T150 (T) - Fjon
K006I6 - T260 (T) - yonsek
K002I5 - T300 (D) - pepitopulpito
K001H5 - T406 (D) - SUp3rFM
K001G5 - T500 (D) - Nomen Nescio

L - Banque de France (France - Chamalières)
L023J6 - U**58? (T) - g.s.51
L032E3 - U**84? (T) - g.s.51
L066H4 - U**453 (T) - trinacria
L010G3 - U**29? (D) - croeso

M - Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Spain - Madrid)
M011J6 - V142 (T) - Lorenzo
M003I6 - V062 (D) - Angelino
M025G2 - V273 (T) - Groucho
M030E5 - V320 (T) - TXATXE
M002G5 - V007 (D) - leofer40

N - Bank of Greece (Greece - Athens)
N001G5 - Y015 (D) - LeBaron
N024F4 - Y553 (T) - trinacria
N003G4 - Y023 (T) - M0M0
N001F4 - Y007 (D) - Fons

P - Giesecke & Devrient (Germany - Munich/Leipzig)
P016H1 - X307 (T) - ErGo
P015I6 - P033 (T) - leofer40
P014I5 - X156 (T) - androl
P021H5 - X458 (T) - ravestorm
P007H5 - X050 (D) - DAVID & KATY

R - Bundesdruckerei (Germany - Berlin)
R006J6 - X189 (T) - Luise
R025E3 - X537 (T) - dmo11
R031H5 - X324 (T) - grob-e
R006G4 - X017 (D)- klapotec
R015G3 - X079 (T)- k'mon seven5

T - Banque Nationale de Belgique / Nationale Bank van België (Belgium - Brussels)
T001J6 - Z1**05 (D) - leofer40
T001I6 - Z2**21 (D) - leofer40
T002I6 - Z4**16 (D) - pepitopulpito
T013H5 - Z3**88 (T) Steda
T001G5 - Z7**07 (D) - klapotec
T001G5 - Z8**05 (D) - leofer40
T001G5 - Z9**06 (D) - Angelino

U - Valora (Portugal - Carregado)
U006J6 - M?56 (T) - leofer40
U001I6 - M208 (D) - Ord€p
U016I5 - M817 (T) - leofer40

And here again a short form of the actual records. Print it, hang it over your table or put in your wallet and if you see a high shortcode, check it immediatly with this list!!!

[M&M-Gi]

mistake

[klapotec]

R022A1 X006

Das schaut sehr nach Tippfehler aus: X006 sind allesamt R001 bzw R002 (in diesem Fall wohl letzteres), und nachdem die Bundesdruckerei bis jetzt grade mal R015 geschafft hat...

[Crazy Bob]

I was about to say the same thing (in English though, so the others would understand as well )

[klapotec]

I was about to say the same thing (in English though, so the others would understand as well )

just looked at the nick, not the forum

[presidente]

From Italian forum

J023I4 S248 inserted by Presidente & Alex77
L032G2 U**850 inserted by Presidente & Alex77 but from Creil (France)

R025I6 X537 inserted by Ewri (Malta)

[Fons]

Am I the first one with E002J6 on a fiver P062
2009-01-21, Breda

[presidente]

J053A3 S287

[Angelino]

From spanish forum

M030F1 V324 user: minyonet

[bhoeyb]

T014C4 Z6*11 found in Zonhoven, .

[KARR]

L066H6 / U814...

[R/J]

T014C4 Z6*11 found in Zonhoven, .

Have they really gone back to Z6 ?

[eddydevries]

They're not the highest shortcodes, but I'm a bit confused:

I've got a bunch of fivers (that's not the weird part ), but I noticed something I didn't know.
I always put them in order of the serialnumber before entering (otherwise I wouldn't have noticed it either), and saw this:

First I thought the M printer uses the shortcode in the right order: M001, M002, M003 etc., but today after M005** V058 I got M004** again (V059).

And second: I had the idea the shortcode switches from M005 to M006 near V075, so V082 would be a M006. But now I've got one with M005 .

Is this normal, or is it new to you too?

[ErGo]

First I thought the M printer uses the shortcode in the right order: M001, M002, M003 etc., but today after M005** V058 I got M004** again (V059).

And second: I had the idea the shortcode switches from M005 to M006 near V075, so V082 would be a M006. But now I've got one with M005 .

Is this normal, or is it new to you too?

I can't say anything about the M/V-notes, but for the Austrian press when printing F/N notes it is known, that they are using again old plates just before a new one is started. Its like the same you described.

[Angelino]

Yes.... it's usual in M/V notes to for all denominations. Consecutive plates sometimes worked simultaneously, and serials are not consecutive.

And there are a no-consecutive plates mix in 50 €:

V001... M001
V010... M002
V023... M003
V024... M001 !!
V033... M004
V045... M005
V060... M006
V066... M001 !!!!!
V068... M006
V075... M007