A large-batch making system comprising a small-batch making machine, a large-batch making machine and a controlling unit, for making a large batch that consists of a plurality of stacked small batches of banknotes, each of the stacked small batches being bundled, wherein: the small-batch making machine is configured to feed therein set banknotes one by one and to recognize said banknotes and comprises: a serial-number reading-out unit configured to read out serial numbers of the banknotes located in the small-batch making machine; a small-batch making unit configured to make a small batch by stacking a plurality of the banknotes whose serial numbers have been read out by the serial-number reading-out unit and bundling them with a bundling member; and a first associating unit configured to form first associated information by associating first management information on each small batch with the serial number of each banknote constituting the small batch; the large-batch making machine is provided separately from the small-batch making machine and comprises: a large-batch making unit configured to make a large batch by stacking a plurality of the small batches made by the small-batch making machine; a small batch management-information obtaining unit; and a second associating unit configured to form second associated information by associating second management information on the large batch with the first management information on each small batch constituting the large batch; and the controlling unit which is provided separately from the small-batch making machine and the large-batch making machine comprises: a managing unit configured to manage by associating both of the associated information by the first associating unit and the associated information by the second associating unit. the small-batch making machine is configured to feed therein set banknotes one by one and to recognize said banknotes and comprises: a serial-number reading-out unit configured to read out serial numbers of the banknotes located in the small-batch making machine; a small-batch making unit configured to make a small batch by stacking a plurality of the banknotes whose serial numbers have been read out by the serial-number reading-out unit and bundling them with a bundling member; and a first associating unit configured to form first associated information by associating first management information on each small batch with the serial number of each banknote constituting the small batch; a serial-number reading-out unit configured to read out serial numbers of the banknotes located in the small-batch making machine; a small-batch making unit configured to make a small batch by stacking a plurality of the banknotes whose serial numbers have been read out by the serial-number reading-out unit and bundling them with a bundling member; and a first associating unit configured to form first associated information by associating first management information on each small batch with the serial number of each banknote constituting the small batch; the large-batch making machine is provided separately from the small-batch making machine and comprises: a large-batch making unit configured to make a large batch by stacking a plurality of the small batches made by the small-batch making machine; a small batch management-information obtaining unit; and a second associating unit configured to form second associated information by associating second management information on the large batch with the first management information on each small batch constituting the large batch; and a large-batch making unit configured to make a large batch by stacking a plurality of the small batches made by the small-batch making machine; a small batch management-information obtaining unit; and a second associating unit configured to form second associated information by associating second management information on the large batch with the first management information on each small batch constituting the large batch; and the controlling unit which is provided separately from the small-batch making machine and the large-batch making machine comprises: a managing unit configured to manage by associating both of the associated information by the first associating unit and the associated information by the second associating unit.