euro note euro note higher value euro introduction euro cash form note daily million europeans countries sole currency legally adopting largest note measuring millimetres millimetres green colour scheme euro notes depict bridges arches baroque style 17th 18th century euro note contains complex security features invisible ink document authenticity approximately euro circulation history euro founded january currency million people europe years existence invisible currency euro cash introduced january replaced national coins countries french spanish joined cyprus malta slovakia estonia 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 series euro notes new series similar current planned released time announce series lose legal tender status june current issues reflect expansion european_union cyprus depicted current notes map extend far east malta missing meet current series minimum size depiction plans redesign notes seven years issue second series preparation new production anti techniques employed new notes design theme colours identical current series bridges arches new series design euro note measures millimetres millimetres green colour scheme bank notes depict bridges arches different historical european style euro note shows baroque style 17th 18th 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 euro notes pure cotton improves making distinctive feel printer code positioned right clock star circulation approximately circulation approximately worth closely monitoring circulation stock euro coins task ensure efficient smooth supply euro notes maintain integrity euro area 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 traveled aim record notes possible order 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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