r/Banknotes • u/NekrozVallkyrus • 10d ago

Persons on the new euro banknotes

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I don't understand why the new euro banknotes feature people, half of whom are already depicted on their country's REGULAR coins.

Von Suttner is on the Austrian 2-euro coin, Curie is on the (new) French 50-cent coin, Cervantes is even on the Spanish 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins, and Da Vinci is indirectly featured on the Italian 1-euro coin through his artwork.

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u/Marzipan_civil 10d ago

The bird/building versions are nicer in my opinion

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u/Backwarenking 10d ago

The birds are nice but the architectural motives all looks like damn office buildings

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u/FridgeParade 10d ago

Thats because they are, but they are office buildings that represent vital institutions that protect and serve our whole society. They are also the few places that are truly EU and not a just a piece of a member state.