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Official ECB montage of ten proposed future euro banknote series featuring portraits, birds, rivers and European institutions — Editorial use under ECB design-proposal terms: European Central Bank; official future banknote design proposals

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New euro banknotes: why the 10 designs are not final

Europe has revealed ten possible banknote series, but the public survey does not directly choose a winner. Here is what happens before new notes reach wallets.

29 July 2026 · 7 min readRead story →

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