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.