euro note euro note highest value euro introduction euro cash form highest value circulating world worth usd note countries euro sole currency legally adopting population million largest note measuring purple colour scheme euro depict bridges arches modern architecture late 20th century euro note contains complex security features invisible ink difficult initially high notes introduced rapidly years euro circulation subsequently rate increase radically slowed january circulation announced phase euro note end authorities increasingly suspect notes illegal purposes argument longer ignore according high ranking bank official history euro founded january currency million people europe years existence invisible currency euro cash introduced january replaced national coins countries joined cyprus malta slovakia estonia lithuania joined january period period notes coins exchanged euro lasted months going january february official date national ceased legal tender varied member state member state earliest date germany mark officially ceased legal tender december exchange period lasted months old ceased legal tender continued accepted national central banks periods ranging years forever changes notes printed november bear signature president replaced november signature appears issues november march notes issued march bear signature president incumbent june current issues reflect expansion european_union cyprus depicted current notes map extend far east malta missing meet current series minimum size depiction currently introducing new series euro euro included new series decided phase issuance euro design euro note measures millimetres millimetres purple colour scheme bank notes depict bridges arches different historical european style euro note shows modern architecture 20th century original designs intended real monuments political reasons bridge art merely hypothetical examples architectural era like euro notes contains flag signature president initials said bank different languages depiction territories overseas stars flag security features listed security features euro note protected colour changing ink located note appears change colour purple brown note number printed corner note sides appear combine perfectly form value held light glossy stripe situated note showing value euro symbol note appears image change value window doorway background appears rainbow coloured concentric circles micro letters moving centre edges patch pattern symbols found number designs worldwide added help software detect presence digital image appear held light raised printing main image lettering value raised ink paper glow embedded paper appear coloured red blue green flag green orange stars president currently signature turns green large stars small circles glow european map bridge value appear yellow areas example inside euro greek characters micro text sharp blurred security thread embedded paper thread appear dark stripe held light word euro value embedded tiny letters thread form euro symbol small numbers showing value surface note paper pure cotton feels crisp firm serial number crime value note times greater largest circulating notes major united_states dollar bill large monetary value concentrated small volume notes crimes deal cash including money drug dealing tax calls withdraw note reason euro replaced widely high value notes including belgian austrian dutch exceed value note exceptions equivalent value equivalent value national currency similar face value numbers circulated considerably smaller instance million german circulating year far fewer million euro circulating years euro introduced particular spain quarter high value bills borders concentration notes far greater expected economy spain size prior euro conversion largest spanish worth notes rarely seen day commerce nicknamed populace presence appearance notes known notes difficult find british spanish police bills track money april money exchange offices united_kingdom stopped selling notes use money claimed notes sold hands organised crime revealed month analysis note worth region depending exchange rates times value largest publicly circulated note currency choice gangs hide profits fact historical higher values note civil hands circulation case dollars generally lower value notes doesn prevent money case mexico_city cash total million found bank accounts modern money schemes removing cash market guarantee stopping crime altogether directive prevention use financial system purpose money terrorist financing tries prevent crime requiring banks real estate agents companies investigate report usage cash excess circulation december approximately circulation second circulated approximately worth closely monitors stock circulation euro notes coins task ensure efficient smooth supply euro notes maintain integrity legal information legally central banks countries right issue different euro practice national central banks zone physically issue withdraw euro cash office involved cash operations tracking communities people european level hobby keeps track euro pass hands track know travel travelled aim record notes possible know details spread like travel general follow like ticket seen particular generate statistics rankings example countries tickets registered million notes worth billion
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