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ECB unveils proposed motifs for next generation of Euro banknotes (greekcitytimes.com)
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled proposed motifs for the next generation of Euro banknotes, centered on European nature and culture โ€” including rivers, birds, and abstract landscapes โ€” replacing the current architectural themes.

Public submissions during the consultation phase have included proposals such as Miguel de Cervantes, Marie Curie, and Leonardo da Vinci, reflecting citizen interest in honoring cultural icons. The ECB has not endorsed any individual portraits, emphasizing pan-European symbolism and inclusivity.

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[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure if I like the idea of putting the faces of specific people on the banknotes. Wasn't the whole reason of the fake architectural styles and bridges on the notes, to not give preferential treatment to any one country?

Now they are proposing specific people from specific countries:

  • โ‚ฌ5: Greek opera singer Maria Callas
  • โ‚ฌ10: German composer Ludwig van Beethoven
  • โ‚ฌ20: Polish-French scientist Marie Curie
  • โ‚ฌ50: Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes
  • โ‚ฌ100: Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci
  • โ‚ฌ200: Austrian peace activist Bertha von Suttner

So what about representation for the other countries?

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

As a dual Polish-Spanish citizen I'm getting double representation: Cervantes and Maria Skล‚odowska-Curie. All I can say to all the French, Dutch, Czech and other nationals without any representation is: you should have produced more culturally significant people :P

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

With 27 member states and only 6 bank notes, you cannot represent every country no matter how many culturally significant people each country has. It forces you to pick at most six, and the rest is simply not represented. That is why the original notes represented the general idea of architectural styles and not specific real-world examples of those architectural styles.

The proposal for landscapes, rivers and birds seems like a much better one, in my opinion.

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm just joshing. Of course it's a stupid idea. They should use neutral images or let each country design their own version of the bill.

[โ€“] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 17 minutes ago

To be fair, I think rivers and landscapes are equally flawed. Rivers are an extremely boring topic and landscapes tend to be inside a single country.

Birds are the best in my opinion.

[โ€“] zuzpapi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

It would be better, if they opt for something everyone knows.

Perhaps, some of the EU buildings ? Like the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the European Central Bank (ECB) , the Strasbourg building seat of the European Parliament, etcโ€ฆ

Also, since they are leaning towards landscapes, it can be the ones we identify the most like the Mediterranean Sea and with the word peace translated into some of the EU languages on the other side of the banknote.

I know my proposals are not creative, but damnโ€ฆ there are options definitely.

[โ€“] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

Wow that is old news. I know it was on the ECB website since august at least!