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Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing banknotes from a store (10) of banknotes to a receipt opening (11) accessible to a customer comprises first conveying means (13-14) for conveying banknotes to a magazine or collecting space (15), and second conveying means (16-17) for conveying the collected banknotes to the receipt opening (11). The apparatus also comprises a first keyboard (21) into which an order for the number of banknotes desired or the sum required can be inserted; a card reader (23) located adjacent the first keyboard (21); a second keyboard (22) located adjacent the card reader (23) at a location considerably further from the first keyboard (21) than the card reader (23), the individual code of the customer being entered through this second keyboard; and an electronic unit (24) for controlling the outfeed of banknotes in response to activation of the two keyboards (21,22) and activation of the card reader (23) by the customer. The electronic unit (24) is so designed that in order to activate the first conveying means (13-14) it is first necessary to activate the first keyboard (21) and the card reader (23), while in order to activate the second conveying means (16-17) it is also necessary to activate the second keyboard (22).

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