Euro is the currency of EU 19 countries. The 19 members of the euro are Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Malta and Cyprus? .
There are 7 kinds of euro grass samples released by the European Monetary Bureau, with face values of 5 euros (gray), 10 euros (red), 20 euros (blue), 50 euros (orange), 100 euros (green), 200 euros (yellow) and 500 euros (purple) respectively. The ticket face consists of three basic architectural elements: window, gate and bridge, which respectively represent the spirit of openness, cooperation and exchange in the European Union.
Since the advent of the new version of the euro, its banknotes have seven denominations, namely? 5,? 10,? 20,? 50,? 100,? 200 and? 500。 The first set of euro notes was issued from June 65438+1 October 1 day to May 201day, 2002, and was subsequently replaced by Europa notes on May 2, 20 13. Unlike coins, the design of paper money is the same throughout the euro zone.
In order to make paper money more durable and easier for people to identify by touch, the paper used for printing paper money is made of pure cotton fiber. The minimum size of euro notes is 120mmx62mm and the maximum size is160mmx82mm; ; Different banknotes are distinguished by different theme tones.
The European Central Bank released a new version of 65,438+00 euros paper money sample on 2065,438+04,65,438+03, and the new version of 65,438+00 euros was listed and circulated on 23 September 2065,438+04.
The new version10 is printed with the portrait watermark of the mythical figure Europa as a security mark. This portrait is taken from an antique vase with a history of more than two thousand years in southern Italy. In addition to the portrait of Europa, the new banknotes have other anti-counterfeiting marks. The face value figures printed on the front of the paper money will change from emerald to dark blue when viewed from the side, and the edges of the paper money are provided with raised ripples, which are printed with special materials and are slightly thicker than other parts.
In fact, after the European Central Bank (ECB) issued a new version of Euro 5 banknotes in 20 13, one of the purposes of launching the new version of Euro 10 is to improve the service life of banknotes, facilitate people to withdraw or pay at ATMs and vending machines, and avoid the situation that banknotes cannot be recognized by old machines.
All euro notes bear the signature of the President of the European Central Bank. Therefore, when the new president of the European Central Bank took office, the signature on the euro paper money also changed. So far, the euro notes have the signatures of three different presidents. In order to prevent counterfeit money, the EU plans to introduce a new set of banknotes every seven or eight years. The second set of banknotes was originally planned to be launched on 20 10, but it was postponed to May 2, 20 13. It is expected that in the next few years, a new set of banknotes will gradually replace the old one.