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ECB opens public vote on 10 shortlisted euro banknote designs

financeJul 24, 202620334

The European Central Bank published 10 shortlisted designs for new euro banknotes and opened an online public consultation that lets citizens cast a vote on their preferred option. One candidate series uses stylized portraits that emphasize eyes for perception and mouths for expression, with contemporary cultural spaces on the reverse to link individual perception and collective cultural exchange. Another shortlisted series, titled "Flüsse und Vögel" or Rivers and Birds, depicts six bird species in abstract landscapes tied to a river's course, uses horizontal bars to visualise each bird's call and a vertical scale for flight speed, and shows EU buildings plus a map on the back. Some proposals show named cultural figures such as Maria Callas, Marie Curie and Leonardo da Vinci among their motifs. The ECB will collect public responses and the Governing Council is expected to make the final decision around the end of the year after the consultation closes on September 21. The vote determines which single designer proposal will set the visual identity of future euro banknotes across the euro area.

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Ok, European friends, the ECB is going to redesign the Euro banknotes and are doing a survey to see what design europeans like the most. YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE BIRD ONES!! LET US HAVE LITTLE BIRDS IN OUR MONEY. There are many designs to choose from as well: surveys.ecb.europa.eu/lng/en/pageT...

One possible redesign for the 5€ banknote, with a wallcreeper.
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