Value-sheet issuing device for selectively assigning common images from a local storage

A value-sheet issuing device comprising:

• a medium supplying section for holding a sheet-like printing medium and supplying said printing medium to a stage for issuing a value sheet;
• a security processing section for selectively assigning security characteristic for preventing attempted fraudulent use of said value sheets to said printing medium received from said medium supplying section in response to an instruction received from an upper level device;
• local storage for storing common images used common to issued value sheets;
• a printer section for printing said common image read out of said local storage means and/or individual information received from said upper level device, said individual information being different for each said issued value sheet;
• a print verifying section for verifying a print quality of said printed printing medium;
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• a stacker portion for storing a stock of said printing media bearing said common images printed thereon, and to issue value sheets, said printed printing media are taken out of said stacker portion and said individual information is printed on said printed printing media,
• wherein said printer section prints said common images on said printing media supplied from said medium supplying section, and said print verifying section verifies print quality of said common images printed on said printing media, and said printed printing media are stored into said stacker portion,
• wherein said stacker portion includes a counter for monitoring a number of said printed printing media in said stacker portion, and if the number of said printed printing media is smaller than a predetermined number of said printed printing media, a necessary number of said printed printing media is prepared when said value-sheet issuing device is idle, and said stacker portion is replenished with said prepared printed printing media.