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Banknotes

There are two series of banknotes.

The first series comprises seven different denominations: €5€10€20€50€100€200 and  €500.

The second series, or Europa series, consists of six denominations ( 5;10;20;50;100;200 ). €500 banknotes will no longer be issued.  They are legal tender throughout the euro area. They feature architectural styles from different periods in Europe's history.

200 euro banknote 2002 / 2019 series

200

200 euro note 2002, aversion
200 euro note 2002, reverse

200 Euro banknote

 

Obverse: Art Nouveau - Glass and Iron architecture: Window and doors.
Reverse: Cantilever bridge and map of Europe.
Watermark: Art Nouveau doors, "200".
Signature of the first President of the European Central Bank - Willem F. Duisenberg.
serial # prefix: Y - Greece.

The two hundred euro note measures at 153 millimetres (6.0 in) × 82 millimetres (3.2 in) with a yellow colour scheme. All bank notes depict bridges and arches/doorways in a different historical European style; the two hundred euro note shows the Art Nouveau era (between the nineteenth and twentieth century). Although Robert Kalina's original designs were intended to show real monuments, for political reasons the bridge and art are merely hypothetical examples of the architectural era.

Size: 153 x 82 mm
Colour: Yellow-brown
Architectural style: 19th century architecture

€ 200 bill reminds Kurbah of the interesting design of Thomas Telford (Craigellachie Bridge, Scotland, 1814).

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200 Euro banknote 2019

 

The second series of euro banknotes is called “Europa” because the notes contain a portrait of Europa, a figure from Greek mythology. It adds a human touch to the notes and, of course, is the origin of the name of our continent.

Size                          153 x 77 mm

Colour                     Yellow-brown

Date of issuance   28 May 2019

Signatures

To date, Mario Draghi is the only President to have signed the Europa series banknotes.

Architectural style

The €200 euro banknote shows 19th century iron and glass architecture.

The name of the currency has been written in the Cyrillic alphabet (EBPO) since Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, in addition to the Latin (EURO) and Greek (EYPΩ) alphabets.

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