A medium issuance system, comprising: a transfer medium loading section for loading a transfer medium; an intermediate transfer sheet supply section, provided downstream of the transfer medium loading section in a transport direction of the transfer medium, for supplying an intermediate transfer sheet to the transfer medium loaded from the transfer medium loading section, said intermediate transfer sheet having a transfer medium-facing surface and a print, including an image, transferred, in use, to the transfer medium-facing surface; a hot stamp, provided in the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, for heating and pressing the intermediate transfer sheet from the surface opposite to the transfer medium-facing surface, thereby transferring, in use, the print to the transfer medium; and a transporter for transporting the transfer medium, loaded from the transfer medium loading section, to the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, wherein the hot stamp is adapted to heat and press the intermediate transfer sheet against the transfer medium transported by the transporter at a temperature of not less than 120°C and not more than 200°C, and at a pressure of not less than 0.1 kgf/cm 2 and not more than 1000 kgf/cm 2, and the transfer medium having an alignment mark, such that when supplying the intermediate transfer sheet onto the transfer medium, positioning between them is performed by shooting the alignment mark of the transfer medium with a positioning camera, the medium issuance system further comprising a laser printing layer sheet supply section, provided downstream of the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, for superimposing a laser printing layer sheet on the print which has been transferred to the transfer medium by the hot stamp, a laser printing apparatus, provided downstream of the laser printing layer sheet supply section, for irradiating the laser printing layer sheet with laser light to perform printing, wherein the transfer medium further comprises an image and the medium issuance system is characterized in that it further comprises an image recognizer for recognizing the image on the transfer medium, wherein the print of the transfer medium includes an ID mark, and the medium issuance system is provided with an ID mark reader for reading the ID mark, and a controller adapted to perform matching between read information from the ID mark reader and the image recognizer and printing information to be sent to the laser printing apparatus. a transfer medium loading section for loading a transfer medium; an intermediate transfer sheet supply section, provided downstream of the transfer medium loading section in a transport direction of the transfer medium, for supplying an intermediate transfer sheet to the transfer medium loaded from the transfer medium loading section, said intermediate transfer sheet having a transfer medium-facing surface and a print, including an image, transferred, in use, to the transfer medium-facing surface; a hot stamp, provided in the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, for heating and pressing the intermediate transfer sheet from the surface opposite to the transfer medium-facing surface, thereby transferring, in use, the print to the transfer medium; and a transporter for transporting the transfer medium, loaded from the transfer medium loading section, to the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, wherein the hot stamp is adapted to heat and press the intermediate transfer sheet against the transfer medium transported by the transporter at a temperature of not less than 120°C and not more than 200°C, and at a pressure of not less than 0.1 kgf/cm 2 and not more than 1000 kgf/cm 2, and the transfer medium having an alignment mark, such that when supplying the intermediate transfer sheet onto the transfer medium, positioning between them is performed by shooting the alignment mark of the transfer medium with a positioning camera, the medium issuance system further comprising a laser printing layer sheet supply section, provided downstream of the intermediate transfer sheet supply section, for superimposing a laser printing layer sheet on the print which has been transferred to the transfer medium by the hot stamp, a laser printing apparatus, provided downstream of the laser printing layer sheet supply section, for irradiating the laser printing layer sheet with laser light to perform printing, wherein the transfer medium further comprises an image and the medium issuance system is characterized in that it further comprises an image recognizer for recognizing the image on the transfer medium, wherein the print of the transfer medium includes an ID mark, and the medium issuance system is provided with an ID mark reader for reading the ID mark, and a controller adapted to perform matching between read information from the ID mark reader and the image recognizer and printing information to be sent to the laser printing apparatus.