Royal Joh. Enschedé (Dutch: Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé) is a printer of security documents, stamps and banknotes based in Haarlem, Netherlands - it specialises in print, media and security. The company hosted the Museum Enschedé until 1990 and has branches in Amsterdam, Brussels and Haarlem.
On 17 April 2023, Authentix announced that it had completed the acquisition of Joh. Enschedé.
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History
The company was founded in 1703, when Izaak Enschedé registered with the Printers Guild in Haarlem.
Joh. Enschedé has long been associated with the printing of banknotes; the company printed the "Robin" (Dutch: Roodborstje), the very first Dutch banknote, in 1814. Since then, Joh. Enschedé has printed the banknotes of the State of the Netherlands. In 1866, after the death of Johannes Enschedé III, Joh. Enschedé sold the family's book collection and began printing stamps.