De La Rue 1968, but this was rejected by the Monopolies commission as being against the public interest. In 1991 the company's name was changed again – this time to "De La Rue plc". In 1965 De La Rue established a joint venture with the Italian printer and inventor Gualtiero Giori called De La Rue Giori. Based in Switzerland, the company specialized in building banknote printing equipment. The company printed banknotes for the Central Bank of Iran during the 1960s. In 1995, the company acquired Portals Limited which had been listed on the London stock market since 1904. For almost 300 years Portals
Rue de la République the center of the city, and its large number of shops make the street one of the most frequented ones of Lyon by day and night. It is also known by its apocope, "Rue de la Ré". Like the avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Rue de la République attracts a large number of signs, including : The Rue de la République is lined with Haussman-style buildings, constructed in the 19th century when the street was created. Rue de la République Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the