The €5 banknote of the Europa series

Version April 2013

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• Information tool-kit

• Feel

• Look

• Tilt

• Check with tools

• FAQs

Presentation Outline

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Training contents

• The Euro Cash Academy (e-learning tool)

• Knowledge of Banknotes (e-learning tool)

• ES2 €5 contents and visuals www.newfaceoftheeuro.eu, www.euro.ecb.europa.eu, and on the website of the NCBs

The new face of the euro

• Europa, a figure from Greek mythology, is the new face of the euro. Her portrait appears in the hologram and the watermark of the second series of euro banknotes, which is called the Europa series

• The Europa series incorporates advances in banknote technology and is even more secure than the first series

• The new banknotes are to be introduced gradually over several years, in ascending order and starting with the €5 banknote in 2013

• The first series will remain legal tender and circulate alongside the Europa series until further notice.

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Front 120 mm

62 m

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Back

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Design details

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Design details

Easy to check and harder to counterfeit

With their enhanced security features, the new €5 banknotes are more resistant to counterfeiting. And, like the banknotes of the first series, they are easy to check.

Just follow the three-step ‘Feel, Look and Tilt’ procedure.

Short film on the new €5 banknote security features

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€5 first series compared to Europa series

– Evolution, not revolution. Consistency between the two series

– Europa series banknotes visually modified to give them a fresh look and to accommodate a range of new and enhanced security features, which make it easy to differentiate between the two series

– Each banknote denomination in the Europa series maintains the same dominant colour

– Design of the Europa series continues to be based on the “ages and styles” theme with the main design elements being windows, doorways and bridges

– Design also takes into account the countries which have joined the European Union, and their languages, since the launch of the first series

– Tactile marks on the Europa series also on the lower denominations (front of the banknote)

FEEL

Feel of the paper

Feel the banknote. The banknote paper is made of cotton and should feel crisp and firm.

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Raised print

Feel the banknote. It has a series of short raised lines on its left and right edges on the front to make identification easier, especially for visually impaired people. The main image, the lettering and the large value numeral also feel thicker.

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Main image Lettering

Large value numeral Raised lines

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Raised print

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Feel

Feel the banknote: 1. Raised lines 2. Numeral 3. Main image 4. Lettering

LOOK

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Look at the banknote against the light

Portrait watermark

Look at the banknote against the light. A faint image becomes visible and shows a portrait of Europa (a figure from Greek mythology), the value of the banknote and a window. The portrait is the most prominent feature of the watermark and also appears in the hologram. The watermark is embedded in the paper and can be seen on both sides of the note.

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Portrait watermark against the light

Value numeral in the top-right part of the watermark

A watermark is produced by varying the thickness of the paper. If you put the banknote on a dark surface, the light areas become darker – this effect is easy to see in the value numeral in the top-right part of the watermark.

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Security thread

Look at the banknote against the light. The security thread, which is embedded in the banknote paper, will appear as a dark stripe. The € symbol and the value of the banknote can be seen in tiny white lettering in that stripe. The exact position of this tiny white lettering varies from note to note.

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Portrait hologram If you hold the banknote against the light you will see some small transparent dots which form the € symbol.

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Look

Look at the banknote: 1. Portrait watermark 2. Security thread 3. Transparent dots (bottom of foil stripe)

TILT

Tilt the banknote

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Portrait hologram Tilt the banknote. The hologram – the silvery stripe on the right of the note – shows a portrait of Europa (a figure from Greek mythology) as well as a window and the value of the banknote.

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Portrait hologram Island 1

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Portrait hologram Island 2

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Portrait hologram Island 3

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Portrait hologram Island 4

Emerald number

Tilt the banknote. The shiny number in the bottom left corner displays an effect of the light that moves up and down. The number also changes from emerald green to deep blue depending on your viewing angle.

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Glossy stripe No longer a public security feature on the Europa series (no proactive promotion) Reference is made under UV properties, the reason it is mentioned here as well

Tilt the banknote. On the left-hand side of the back of the banknote there is a glossy stripe. When the banknote is tilted in bright light, the stripe shines and you can see the euro symbol and the value of the banknote.

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Tilt

Tilt the banknote: 1. Portrait hologram 2. Emerald number 3. Glossy stripe

Checking with tools

Microprint Some areas of the banknote feature a series of tiny letters. This microprint can be read with the aid of a magnifying glass. The letters are sharp, not blurred.

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Microprint

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Under standard ultraviolet light Front

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The paper itself does not glow. Small fibres embedded in the paper appear. Each fibre shows three different colours. On the front, the stars in the European flag, the small circles as well as the large stars glow yellow. Several other areas also glow yellow.

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Under standard ultraviolet light Back

The paper itself does not glow. Small fibres embedded in the paper appear. Each fibre shows three different colours. On the back, a quarter of a circle in the centre of the banknote as well as several other areas glow green. The horizontal serial number and a stripe appear in red.

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Ultraviolet properties Details

Fibres embedded in the paper

Serial number on the back

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Under special ultraviolet light (UV-C) Front

On the front, the small circles in the centre glow yellow, the large stars and several other areas glow orange. The € symbol also becomes visible.

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The € symbol becomes visible (front).

Under special ultraviolet light (UV-C) Front

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Same as under standard UV light The paper itself does not glow. Small fibres embedded in the paper appear. Each fibre shows three different colours. On the back, a quarter of a circle in the centre of the banknote as well as several other areas glow green. The horizontal serial number and a stripe appear in red.

Under special ultraviolet light (UV-C) Back

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Standard UV light - Special UV light (UV-C) Comparison (front)

Standard UV light

Special UV light (UV-C)

Infrared properties Front

Under infrared (IR) light, on the front of the banknote, only the emerald number, the right side of the main image and the silvery stripe are clearly visible.

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Infrared properties Back

Under infrared (IR) light, on the back, only the value numeral and the horizontal serial number are clearly visible.

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You can find additional information on the new €5 banknote in the official languages following the links: www.ecb.int/euro/banknotes/europa www.newfaceoftheeuro.eu

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FAQs

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The serial number on the Europa series comprises two numbers printed on the back of the banknote: a horizontal number printed in black and a vertical number printed in the colour of the respective denomination

Serial number on the Europa series

The horizontal number comprises two letters and ten digits. The first letter denotes the printing works, and the second letter simply increments sequentially, as the numbers. The vertical number comprises the last six digits of the horizontal number

More information on the printing works identifier letter in the horizontal number will be provided once the €5 banknote of the Europa series is circulating, i.e. as from 2 May 2013

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A special varnish is applied on the €5 banknote of the Europa series to make them more durable. As a result the €5 banknote of the Europa series is theoretically slightly heavier than the €5 banknote of the first series

Weight of a Europa series €5 banknote

However, the weight difference between the two is negligible when compared with the weight variations due to tolerances in the papermaking and banknote production processes

In addition, the weight of the banknotes is subject to variations with the use in circulation, therefore it is recommended that any weighing machines used for counting banknotes are fine-tuned on the basis of a large sample of €5 banknotes of the Europa series once they are in circulation

Nevertheless, stating a weight of 0.7 g is fair and realistic

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In principle the thickness for the €5 banknote of the Europa series is the same as for the EUR 5 of the first Euro series, at around 0.1 millimetres.

Thickness of a Europa series €5 banknote

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As a result of the enlargement of the EU, and the consequential eventual enlargement of the euro zone, the number of abbreviations for the ECB in the copyright text is increased from five in banknotes of the first series to nine in the Europa series, to take into account the spelling of “ECB” in the different Community languages. [The official languages of the European Union are Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.]

European Central Bank abbreviations

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The sequence or order of the abbreviations of the ECB on the €5 banknote of the Europa series is based on the EU protocol order for countries, starting with the abbreviation for the ECB in French (for Belgium). BCE: Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, Romania ECB: (Belgium), Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom ЕЦБ: Bulgaria EZB: Germany, (Luxemburg), Austria EKP: Estonia, Finland EKT: Greece, Cyprus EKB: Hungary BĊE: Malta EBC: Poland [The EU protocol order for countries is Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Hungary, Malta, The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom.]

European Central Bank abbreviations

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Thank you for your attention