Banque Nationale de Belgique / THE SERIES: GETTING READY THE EUROPA SERIES INTRODUCTION European Nationale Bank van België Sonnemannstrasse 20, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Laurent De Nys Tel.: +49 69 1344 7455 Caisse Centrale / Hoofdkas Tél. / Tel. : +32 2 221 2578 Fax: +49 69 1344 7401 Télécopie / Fax : +32 2 221 3296 Is your equipment ready for the new €20? The new €5 and €10 Why new ? E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] www.bnb.bg Retailers and others who use cash-handling machines and authentication It is very important that the security features of the banknotes are regularly Eesti Pank Banc Ceannais na hÉireann / Externe Kommunikation Avalike suhete allosakond devices should ensure their equipment is adapted for the new €20 updated and improved to make them more difficult to counterfeit. Wilhelm-Epstein-Straße 14 pst 13 Currency Planning & Logistics www.nbb.be www.cnb.cz 60431 Frankfurt am Main 15095 Tallinn Currency Issue Division before it enters into circulation in November 2015. The new €20 includes an innovative “portrait window” that becomes visible Tel.: +49 69 9566 3512 Tel: +372 668 0719 on both sides when the note is held against the light. Fax: +49 69 9566 3077 Faks: +372 668 0954 PO Box 61 www.bundesbank.de [email protected] [email protected] Sandyford To check whether your machines and devices can be upgraded to recognise 16 Phone: +353 1 219 8858 the new note, please ask your supplier. A list of the types of machines and The portrait in the new series is of Europa, a figure from Greek mythology and www.nationalbanken.dk www.eestipank.ee [email protected] devices that can be upgraded is available on the ECB’s website at the origin of our continent’s name. The depiction used on the Europa series Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος Banco de España Banque de Υπηρεσία Τύπου Departamento de Emisión y Caja Direction des Activités Fiduciaires www.ecb.europa.eu//cashprof/cashhand/devices/html/results.en.html banknotes comes from a vase over 2,000 years old originally found in southern www.bankofgreece.gr Ελ. Βενιζέλου 21 Alcalá, 48 Gestion des Contrefaçons et de la Italy and now shown in the Louvre museum in Paris. 102 50 Αθήνα 28014 Formation Tηλ.: +30 210 320 3447 Tel.: +34 91 338 5999 31, rue Croix des Petits Champs Remember that you can check the authenticity of all by using www.centralbank.ie www.bde.es Φαξ: +30 210 320 3922 Fax: +34 91 338 6887 75049 PARIS CEDEX 01 [email protected] [email protected] Phone : 33 1 42 92 94 92 the “Feel, Look and Tilt” method. Telecopie : 33 142 92 45 52 www.bancaditalia.it [email protected]

Banca d’Italia Κεντρική Τράπεζα της Κύπρου Latvijas Banka Tiziana Torres Γραφείο Τύπου K. Valdemāra iela 2A www.banque-france.fr www.centralbank.gov.cy Servizio Cassa generale Λεωφόρος Κένεντυ 80 Rīga, LV-1050, Latvija BANCA D’ITALIA 1076 Λευκωσία Tālr.: +371 67022300 via Nazionale 91 Τηλ.: +357 22714465, +357 22714503 [email protected] www.hnb.hr 00184 Roma Φαξ: +357 22378151 Tel: +39 06 47924878 [email protected] Fax: +39 06 47923896 www.bank.lv www.lb.lt [email protected]

Lietuvos bankas Banque centrale du Bank Ċentrali ta’ / Gedimino pr. 6 Département Caisse et numismatique Central Bank of Malta www.mnb.hu LT-01103 Vilnius 2, boulevard Royal Clive Bartolo Tel. +370 5 268 0301 L-2983 Luxembourg Principal Communications Officer Faks. +370 5 268 0327 Tél. : +352 4774 4561 Pjazza Kastilja www.bcl.lu www.centralbankmalta.org [email protected] Télécopie : +352 4774 4962 Valletta VLT 1060 [email protected] Tel: +356 2550 3104/5 Fax: +356 2550 4950 www.oenb.at [email protected]

De Nederlandsche Bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank Westeinde 1 Christian Gutlederer Gabinete de Comunicação Suspect banknotes www.dnb.nl www.nbp.pl 1017 ZN Amsterdam Pressesprecher Institucional Tel.: +31 (0)800 020 1068 (gratis) Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 Rua do Comércio, 148 If you handle large quantities of cash every day, you could come across a suspect [email protected] 1090 Wien 1100-150 Lisboa www.bnr.ro Tel: +43 1 404 20 6900 Tel.: +351 213 215 358 banknote. Though the risk is small, you are encouraged to familiarise yourselves Fax: +43 1 403 17 44 Fax: +351 213 464 843 with the information provided in the link below and/or contact your central bank. [email protected] [email protected] www.bportugal.pt www.nbs.sk Banka Slovenije Národná banka Slovenska Suomen Pankki / Finlands Bank Odnosi z javnostmi Tlačové a edičné oddelenie Viestintäyksikkö / www.new-euro-banknotes.eu/Euro-Banknotes/SUSPECT-BANKNOTES Slovenska 35 Imricha Karvaša 1 Kommunikationsenheten www.riksbank.se 1505 Ljubljana 813 25 Bratislava Snellmaninaukio / Snellmansplatsen Slovenija Tel.: +421 2 5787 2143 PL 160 / PB 160 Tel.: +386 1 47 19 153, +386 1 47 19 777 Fax: +421 2 5787 1128 00101 Helsinki / Helsingfors Please bear in mind that it is a criminal offence to pass on a banknote which you www.bof.fi www.bsi.si Faks: +386 1 47 19 724 [email protected] Puhelin / Telefon: +358 10 831 2626 Central Bank, 2015 QB-04-15-252-EN-N ISBN 978-92-899-1867-1 doi:10.2866/59931 © European [email protected] [email protected] believe or know is a counterfeit. DISCOVER www.bankofengland.co.uk Българска народна банка Sveriges riksbank Magyar Nemzeti Bank Тел.: (+3592) 91459 Tfn: +46 8 787 00 00 Tel.: (+36 1) 428-2751 THE NEW €20 BANKNOTE Факс: (+3592) 980-24-25 Fax: +46 8 21 05 31 Fax: (+36 1) 429-8000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Danmarks Nationalbank Česká národní banka Banca Naţională a României Tlf.: 33 63 63 63 tel.: +420 224 411 111 Telefon: 021 313 04 10 Fax: 33 63 71 03 fax: +420 224 412 404 Fax: 021 312 38 31 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Narodowy Bank Polski Hrvatska narodna banka www.new-euro-banknotes.eu tel. centrala: +48 22 185 10 00 Tel.: +385 1 45 64 576 Phone +44 (0)20 7601 4878 faks: +48 22 185 10 10 Faks: +385 1 45 90 314 Fax +44 (0)20 7601 5460 www.euro.ecb.europa.eu [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] THE €20 BANKNOTES THE SECURITY FEATURES OF THE NEW €20 BANKNOTE THE EUROPA SERIES: CHECKING WITH TOOLS

Let’s compare Easy to check The new €20 under UV light Microprint on the new €20 Some areas of the banknote show a series of tiny letters. This microprint can 1 FEEL THE EUROPA SERIES €20 A be read with a magnifying glass. These letters are sharp, not blurred. Feel of the paper – Feel the banknote. It is crisp and firm. WHAT’S NEW Raised print – The main image, the lettering and the large value numeral feel thicker.

What’s new There is a series of short raised lines on the left and right edges.

Front Front Front

2 LOOK B – Look at the banknote against the light. A faint image showing the value of the banknote and the main image become visible. Under infrared light

What’s new – Portrait watermark What’s new – Portrait window in the hologram Under infrared light, on the front of the banknote only the emerald number, A portrait of Europa is also visible. Against the light, the window near the top of the the right side of the main image and the silvery stripe are visible. On the back, hologram becomes transparent and reveals a portrait besides the window, only the value numeral and the horizontal serial number Front Back of Europa on both sides of the note. Back are visible. The paper itself does not glow.

The new euro banknotes feature the “ages and styles” design of the first series and use the same predominant colours, but have been slightly modified to accommodate the A On the front, small fibres embedded in the paper appear. Each fibre shows enhanced security features. The notes also now take into account the countries that have joined the EU since 2002. For instance, the map of Europe shows Malta and , three different colours. The stars in the EU flag, the small circles and some of “euro” is written in Cyrillic in addition to the Latin and Greek alphabets, and the initials of the ECB appear in nine – instead of five – linguistic variants. the large stars glow yellow. Several other areas also glow yellow.

B On the back, a quarter of a circle in the centre glows green. The horizontal serial number and a stripe appear in red.

THE FIRST SERIES €20 Front 3 TILT Under special light (UV-C) Hologram – Tilt the banknote. The silvery stripe on the right reveals the value of the banknote and the € symbol.

What’s new – Emerald number What’s new – Portrait window in the hologram C This shiny number displays an effect The window near the top of the hologram of the light that moves up and down. shows a portrait of Europa. When the The number also changes colour banknote is tilted, the window also shows from emerald green to deep blue. rainbow-coloured lines around the value numeral. On the back, rainbow-coloured value numerals appear in the window. Back Front Front

C On the front, the stars in the EU flag and the small circles glow yellow. Back The large stars and other areas glow orange or yellow. A large € symbol Front Back in the centre also becomes visible.