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Future euro banknote design proposals

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Re: Future euro banknote design proposals

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Post by jck86 »

That's pretty terrible. I guess only design H looks like it could be real money.

And what are the options they give? I guess historical people with weird abstract community settings or birds with office buildings. Is that all the EU represents?

Whatever they go for I hope they do not open the can of worms that is historical people, or any people for that matter. It will start all kinds of tiresome discussions and people will draw on them making it difficult use defaced bills.

If you really want historical people as a gesture of appreciation or celebration of their achievements then make that a limited edition.

Re: Future euro banknote design proposals

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Post by latexr »

timpera wrote: post #45

I try to pay everything in cash as much as I can, so it's nice to see the banknotes get some love from the ECB (even though the absence of €1 and €2 banknotes still hurts…). I think it's a bit strange to feature people on these, plus it would be difficult to agree on who to feature between the 21 € states. The birds look cool! But it would have been nice to modernize the current architecture-based design rather than…

> plus it would be difficult to agree on who to feature between the 21 € states.

What do you mean? Clearly they did agree, which is why we have those design proposals. Those aren’t random people chosen by the designers, they were in the brief.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr2501...

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Post by latexr »

impure wrote: post #54

What's with all the birds? Also I like A the best. It's very modern.

> What's with all the birds?

From the brief:

> “Rivers and birds” highlights the resilience and diversity of Europe’s natural ecosystems by showcasing different stages of rivers and various bird species, emphasising the importance of nature and environmental protection. The European institutions featured on the banknotes remind us of the fundamental values of the European project, which also embraces environmental protection.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr2501...

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Post by _bent »

F looks incredible, H is also great. They are all pretty good, except for maybe A and E which I find dull. I prefer the birds and buildings, though of the finalists with people on them I find C rather striking. Hopefully whichever wins will look like the original design after being finalized for printing, it would be a shame if they had to dull the colors or rearrange the layout for security features etc

Re: Future euro banknote design proposals

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Post by rationalist »

timpera wrote: post #45

I try to pay everything in cash as much as I can, so it's nice to see the banknotes get some love from the ECB (even though the absence of €1 and €2 banknotes still hurts…). I think it's a bit strange to feature people on these, plus it would be difficult to agree on who to feature between the 21 € states. The birds look cool! But it would have been nice to modernize the current architecture-based design rather than…

Me too, #NormalizeCash

Cash is freedom.

Re: Future euro banknote design proposals

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Post by Cider9986 »

rationalist wrote: post #68
timpera wrote: post #45

I try to pay everything in cash as much as I can, so it's nice to see the banknotes get some love from the ECB (even though the absence of €1 and €2 banknotes still hurts…). I think it's a bit strange to feature people on these, plus it would be difficult to agree on who to feature between the 21 € states. The birds look cool! But it would have been nice to modernize the current architecture-based design rather than…

Me too, #NormalizeCash Cash is freedom.

Cash is king.
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