Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Here comes a new note 20 euros to innovation “picture window” – Express

Here comes a new note 20 euros to innovation "picture window" – Express

The note of 20 euros will change. His replacement was born but, for now, does not enter the pockets of the Portuguese. It will only be put to officially circulate the 25 novembro.O President of the European Central Bank did the honors of the revelation on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany.

New design, built of improved technologies will mean enhanced security, said Mario Draghi, in what is one of the most traded notes on the European continent. It is the first endowed the “picture window” system. Watching her against the light you can see the representation of mythological figure “Europe”.

In Portugal were recovered in 9250 counterfeit euro banknotes in 2014. Of the arrests, 4755 were notes of 20. Across the euro zone, the notes of 20 and 50 accounted for 86 euros % of seizures in the second half of last year.

Allow to faster forgery detection while complicates counterfeiting this is one of the new symbol goals. An additional innovation introduced to the latest notes of 5 euros and 10 euros. Mario Draghi second, amounts to an effort to “strengthen the confidence of 338 million citizens”.

It is expected that up to November 25 are already printed 4300 million units.

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