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ECB unveils proposed motifs for next generation of Euro banknotes (greekcitytimes.com)
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled proposed motifs for the next generation of Euro banknotes, centered on European nature and culture โ€” including rivers, birds, and abstract landscapes โ€” replacing the current architectural themes.

Public submissions during the consultation phase have included proposals such as Miguel de Cervantes, Marie Curie, and Leonardo da Vinci, reflecting citizen interest in honoring cultural icons. The ECB has not endorsed any individual portraits, emphasizing pan-European symbolism and inclusivity.

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[โ€“] 24 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

I'm not sure if I like the idea of putting the faces of specific people on the banknotes. Wasn't the whole reason of the fake architectural styles and bridges on the notes, to not give preferential treatment to any one country?

Now they are proposing specific people from specific countries:

  • โ‚ฌ5: Greek opera singer Maria Callas
  • โ‚ฌ10: German composer Ludwig van Beethoven
  • โ‚ฌ20: Polish-French scientist Marie Curie
  • โ‚ฌ50: Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes
  • โ‚ฌ100: Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci
  • โ‚ฌ200: Austrian peace activist Bertha von Suttner

So what about representation for the other countries?

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    As a dual Polish-Spanish citizen I'm getting double representation: Cervantes and Maria Skล‚odowska-Curie. All I can say to all the French, Dutch, Czech and other nationals without any representation is: you should have produced more culturally significant people :P

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

    With 27 member states and only 6 bank notes, you cannot represent every country no matter how many culturally significant people each country has. It forces you to pick at most six, and the rest is simply not represented. That is why the original notes represented the general idea of architectural styles and not specific real-world examples of those architectural styles.

    The proposal for landscapes, rivers and birds seems like a much better one, in my opinion.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Or do what they do with coins and just have slightly different banknote designs, one for each country

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Exactly. Why can't we have this? It would be so much fun to have different country bills.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 7 months ago

    The UK actually does this- Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes. (Some Northern Ireland ones are even vertical!) and you can maybe count the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey, however they do officially use a different currency although it's still a "pound" and pegged to British pounds.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    It has been 25 years, countries are much more integrated now than they were back then when the first notes were designed. So it should not be as problematic as it would have been back then. Plus the coins continue to have the national symbols.

    But yes, it still is controversial nonetheless.

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