The general design of the banknotes was created by Austrian graphic designer Robert Kalina who, in 1996, won a competition promoted by the European Monetary Institute. They went into circulation on January 1, 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its conceptualization, the illustrations in front of the notes show doors, gates and windows that symbolize the openness and cooperation between the countries of Europe. On the back are bridges symbolizing not only the union of the European peoples with each other but also between Europe and the rest of the world. Conceptually everything is beautiful and perfect but in practice, as the saying goes, there are already another 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the architectural structures present in the notes are allegorical representations created by Kalina and not copies of arches, windows and bridges that really exist.\u00a0In this way, they are as neutral as possible, without highlighting any member country of the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The gray \u20ac 5 banknote represents the architecture of the Roman Empire from the 1st century of our era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u20ac 10 bill, in red, represents the Romanesque architecture of the 1st part of the Middle Ages, in the 11th and 12th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blue \u20ac 20 bill represents the Gothic architecture of the 2nd part of the Middle Ages, in the 13th and 14th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 50 \u20ac banknote, orange in color, represents Renaissance architecture from the 15th and 16th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The green \u20ac 100 banknote represents the Baroque and Rococo architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 200 \u20ac banknote, yellow in color, represents the Art Nouveau architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 500 \u20ac note, in pink, represents modern and contemporary architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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