Goodbye to the old euro banknotes: the ECB announced an important renewal

Goodbye to the old euro banknotes: the ECB announced an important renewal

November 30, 2023 – 10:12

Culturally themed banknotes could represent monuments, works of art, literature, music, scientific discoveries and inventions.

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He European Central Bank announced on Thursday that banknotes euro They will have a new design with themes related to European culture, birds and rivers, in an effort to make them more relatable.

The tickets, which will be broadcast by the end of the decade at the earliest, are also intended to assure the public that the cash will continue to exist, while the ECB works on the launch of a digital version of your own currencypossibly coinciding with the putting into circulation of the new banknotes.

The tickets of cultural theme They could represent monuments, works of art, literature, music, scientific discoveries and inventions. The nature theme could show rivers crossing borders or images of regional birds.

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“Both have in common that they connect Europeans and that is what Europe and our common currency is about: connecting us,” said Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB.

The Governing Council decided to create a group of experts responsible for proposing motifs for the selected themes before the end of 2024. A competition will then be held for the design of the new banknotes and European citizens will have the opportunity to express their preferences about the different options.

He final design could be chosen in 2026, while it could take several years before they are actually put into circulation.

The new bills They will replace the design of more than two decades of windows, doors and bridges. The changes do not affect the coins, which feature national designs.

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