A value-sheet issuing device includes 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 different for each said issued value sheet; and a print verifying section for verifying a print quality of said printed printing medium.