SHORT CODE - Explanation

[gabho]

hello,
i am finding some more information about SHORT CODES (printer code).
I am struggling with these questions.
1. what exactly means digits and characters in short code. I know that first means code of printer,but next digits and character are not so clearly for me.
2. what does it mean when I saw 3 different (produced for portugal in Carregado) with same shortcode?

thanks

[lmviterbo]

All this information can be found on the English Wikipedia article about the Euro banknotes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_bankn ... ting_works).

Basically, the same shortcode on the same denomination (value of the note) means the notes were printed by the same printing facilities (first letter), on the same plate (first 3 digits), and also — at different times, of course — on exactly the same position within the plate (same row, the letter; same column, the last digit).

[maarsy]

u can also kinda guess when the note was printed depending on the plate

[eddydevries]

u can also kinda guess when the note was printed depending on the plate

That's so for most countries, but not all of them are changing. For example the Belgian printer still uses the plate T001.

[maarsy]

u can also kinda guess when the note was printed depending on the plate

That's so for most countries, but not all of them are changing. For example the Belgian printer still uses the plate T001.

no they dont i havent recieved a belgium UNC T001 in years

the germans on the other side have been reusing plate 001 for there 5