New-design €50 note launched in Spain and EU
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 10:20 PM
THE new-style €50 note is now in circulation and has hit the shops and banks in Spain, but the 'old' version will still be issued while stocks last, according to the Central European Bank (BCE).
Along with the new €5, €10 and €20 notes which have gradually come into being over the past few years, the latest edition of the €50 includes better anti-forgery features, such as a clear plastic window with a hologram of the goddess Europa visible on either face, which becomes transparent against the light.
It also, like the other three, includes the number of its denomination in emerald-green, which turns blue when the note is tipped slightly.
The new euro banknotes have been brought in over time to make it harder to produce counterfeit cash, although a side issue is that of the countries which joined the European Union after it expanded in 2002, features of which are now incorporated into the design.
They include the word 'Euro' written in cyrillic and in Greek, and the BCE's initials reflecting how these are referred to in nine different languages, as opposed to five as they were on the old notes.
The map on the reverse side shows all the member States, including those which joined since 2002.
It is not expected that a future version slicing off the UK will be brought out, particularly as Britain does not use the common curren
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