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The euro banknotes bear the signature of the President of the European Central Bank. [18] Wim Duisenberg was the first ECB president when the first euro banknotes and coins were issued until 2003. [18] Notes printed between November 2003 and March 2012 show the signature of Jean-Claude Trichet, the second President of the ECB. [18]
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. [12] For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Italian lira and the German mark.
The euro was implemented on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. [12] For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the French franc and the Spanish peseta.
Euro banknotes of various denominations. The design for the euro banknotes has common designs on both sides. The design was created by the Austrian designer Robert Kalina. [42] Notes are issued in €500, €200, €100, €50, €20, €10, and €5. Each banknote has its own colour and is dedicated to an artistic period of European architecture.
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. [11] For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Finnish markka.
The five-hundred-euro note (€500) is the highest-value euro banknote; it was produced between the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002 until 2019. Since 27 April 2019, the banknote has no longer been issued by central banks in the euro area, but it continues to be legal tender and can be used as a means of payment.
The fifty euro note is the fourth smallest note, measuring 140 millimetres (5.5 in) × 77 millimetres (3.0 in), with an orange colour scheme. [2] Each euro banknote depicts bridges and arches/doorways in a different historical European style; the €50 note shows the Renaissance era (15th and 16th centuries). [2]
Euro banknotes and coins of various denominations. The new coins and notes were first valid on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. [23] The first official purchase using euro coins and notes took place there, for one kilogram of lychees. [24] The coming of midnight in Frankfurt at the ECB offices, though, symbolised the transition.