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The first series of euro banknotes includes seven denominations in the range of € 5 to € 500, depicting the theme «Ages and Styles of Europe», with the following basic specifications (click the notes for larger images [40-110 KB])

Front Side	Back Side	Specifications
		Dimensions: 120 mm x 62 mm Dominant Colour: grey Design: Classical
		Dimensions: 127 mm x 67 mm Dominant Colour: red Design: Romanesque
		Dimensions: 133 mm x 72 mm Dominant Colour: blue Design: Gothic
		Dimensions: 140 mm x 77 mm Dominant Colour: orange Design: Renaissance
		Dimensions: 147 mm x 82 mm Dominant Colour: green Design: Baroque and Rococo
		Dimensions: 153 mm x 82 mm Dominant Colour: yellow-brown Design: Iron and Glas Architecture
		Dimensions: 160 mm x 82 mm Dominant Colour: purple Design: Modern 20th Century Architecture

The seven denominations in the euro banknote series bear the representation of gateways and windows on the recto and bridges on the verso. All seven denominations are typical of the different European artistic periods referred to above. Other elements of the designs include: the symbol of the European Union; the name of the currency in the Roman and Greek alphabets; the initials of the ECB in their official language variants; the © symbol to indicate the copyright protection; and the signature of the President of the ECB. The banknotes were designed by Robert Kalina of the Österreichische Nationalbank.

First Letter of Serial Number / Country of Issuing National Central Bank / Denomination of banknotes issued by the respective NCB in the years since 2002
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
E	Slovak Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	5, 20
F	Malta	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	5, 20
G	Cyprus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	5, 20
H	Slovenia	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	20	5, 20
(J)	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
(K)	Sweden	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L	Finland	20	100	100	20	5	20	20	20	20	20
M	Portugal	5	20	20	20	20	20	5	20	5	10
N	Austria	5	10	10	10	5, 100	10	10	10, 100	10, 500	10, 500
P	Netherlands	5, 50	20, 50	50	20, 50	10, 50	10, 100	20, 50	5, 20	5, 20	5, 20
[R]	Luxembourg	100	200	500	500	100	100	20	20	20	5, 20
S	Italy	20, 100	50, 100	50, 100	50, 100	20, 50, 100	20, 50, 100	20, 50, 100	20, 50, 100	10, 50, 100	50
T	Ireland	10	10	10	10	5	20	20	20	10	5
U	France	5, 20	5, 20	10, 20	5, 20	5, 10, 20	5, 10, 20	5, 10, 20	5, 10, 20	5, 10, 20	5, 10, 20
V	Spain	20, 50	20, 50	50	20, 50	5, 20, 50	5, 20, 50	5, 20, 50	20, 50	5, 50	5, 50
(W)	Denmark	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
X	Germany	10	10, 20, 200	10, 50, 500	10, 50, 500	10, 20, 50	5, 10, 50, 500	5, 10, 50	10, 20, 50, 100	10, 20, 50, 200	5, 10, 50
Y	Greece	10	10	10	10	10	10, 20	10	10, 20	10	10
Z	Belgium	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
(.) reserved for future Euro member states [.] Uncirculated euro banknotes issued by the Banque centrale du Luxembourg currently bear the code letter of the NCBs of those countries in which the banknotes are produced or which delivered the banknotes

First Letter of Printer Code / Name and Country of Printing Plant
D	Setec Oy, Vantaa, Finland
E	François Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire, Chantepie, France
F	Österreichische Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH, Wien, Austria
G	Johan Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Netherlands
H	De La Rue, Gateshead, United Kingdom
J	Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy
K	Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
L	Banque de France, Chamalières, France
M	Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid, Spain
N	Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece
P	Giesecke & Devrient, München/Leipzig, Germany
R	Bundesdruckerei, Berlin, Germany
T	Banque Nationale de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium
U	Valora, Carregado, Portugal

Issuing NCB	Note Value							Total
National distribution of euro banknote production until end of 2001
Issuing NCB	5 €	10 €	20 €	50 €	100 €	200 €	500 €	Pieces	Value
Austria	150.0	150.0	45.0	60.0	105.0	20.0	20.0	550.0	30,650.0
Belgium	125.0	110.0	140.0	100.0	50.0	10.0	15.0	550.0	24,025.0
Germany	1,158.7	1,027.2	771.9	1,144.0	362.9	99.6	218.6	4,782.9	254,213.5
Spain	308.9	281.5	547.2	655.0	103.3	12.8	15.4	1,924.1	68,643.5
France	350.0	625.0	710.0	360.0	150.0	20.0	50.0	2,265.0	84,200.0
Finland	40.0	60.0	66.0	30.0	20.0	7.0	2.0	225.0	8,020.0
Greece	158.0	183.0	178.0	67.0	26.0	4.0	1.0	617.0	13,430.0
Italy	540.5	516.0	441.2	525.0	361.0	32.0	24.0	2,439.7	97,436.5
Ireland	60.0	45.0	130.0	50.0	8.3	0.2	0.2	293.7	6,820.0
Luxembourg	6.0	3.0	13.0	11.0	3.0	2.0	8.0	46.0	5,570.0
Netherlands	135.0	130.0	105.0	223.0	35.0	15.0	16.0	659.0	29,725.0
Portugal	123.0	90.0	259.0	58.0	6.0	1.0	0.5	537.5	10,645.0
Central Reserve	380.0	560.0	330.0	600.0	40.0	-	-	1,910.0	48,100.0
Total	3,535.1	3,780.7	3,736.3	3,883.0	1,270.5	223.6	370.7	16,799.9	681,478.5
Value	17,675.5	37,807.0	74,726.0	194,150.0	127,050.0	44,720.0	185,350.0	681,478.5
Source: European Central Bank; press release of 2001-10-05, October 2003 (unit: million)

Year	Note Value							Total
Total production of euro banknotes
Year	5 €	10 €	20 €	50 €	100 €	200 €	500 €	Pieces	Value
≤ 2001	3,535.1	3,780.7	3,736.3	3,883.0	1,270.5	223.6	370.7	16,799.9	681,478.5
2002	1,131.0	1,045.0	1,555.0	742.0	307.0	-	-	4,780.0	115,005.0
2003	110.0	999.1	1,071.1	657.0	122.0	133.0	-	3,092.2	103,613.0
2004	-	378.0	289.7	683.2	124.5	-	103.6	1,579.0	107,984.0
2005	530.0	1,020.0	700.0	1,100.0	90.0	-	190.0	3,630.0	185,850.0
2006	1,080.0	1,780.0	1,940.0	1,920.0	280.0	-	-	7,000.0	186,000.0
2007	980.0	1,280.0	1,890.0	1,730.0	230.0	-	190.0	6,300.0	260,000.0
2008	1,369.8	2,130.2	1,755.3	1,059.9	130.0	-	-	6,445.2	129,252.0
2009	1,118.1	1,353.0	4,228.3	2,958.5	1,043.7	-	240.0	10,941.6	475,981.5
2010	1,309.9	1,540.1	1,898.0	1,700.0	500.0	100.0	100.0	7,148.0	264,910.5
2011	1,714.8	1,541.2	536.6	2,169.1	-	-	56.2	6,017.9	171,273.0
Total	12,878.7	16,847.3	19,600.3	18,602.7	4,097.7	456.6	1,250.5	73,733.8	2,681,347.5
Value	64,393.5	168,473.0	392,006.0	930,135.0	409,770.0	91,320.0	625,250.0	2,681,347.5
Source: European Central Bank; FAQ's at www.ecb.int (unit: million)

Year	Note Value							Total
Yearly replacement of unfit euro banknotes
Year	5 €	10 €	20 €	50 €	100 €	200 €	500 €	Pieces	Value
2002	183.8	219.0	223.7	101.3	17.3	2.6	1.9	749.6	15,848.0
2003	659.0	793.9	770.9	362.8	64.8	6.6	5.4	2,663.4	55,292.0
2004	804.3	1,072.7	1,138.2	636.0	99.0	9.8	10.0	3,770.0	86,172.5
2005	918.4	1,134.5	1,226.7	748.9	106.9	10.7	11.9	4,158.0	96,696.0
2006	1,117.0	1,388.4	1,601.2	1,065.9	141.5	14.3	16.9	5,345.2	130,248.0
2007	1,049.3	1,499.4	1,596.9	1,177.6	157.6	16.0	20.2	5,517.0	140,118.5
2008	1,088.6	1,476.9	1,582.4	1,241.1	176.7	16.1	21.7	5,603.5	145,655.0
2009	1,053.9	1,488.0	1,444.3	1,163.3	190.3	17.0	22.7	5,379.5	140,980.5
Total	6,874.3	9,072.8	9,584.3	6,496.9	954.1	93.1	110.7	33,186.2	811,010.5
Value	34,371.5	90,728.0	191,686.0	324,845.0	95,410.0	18,620.0	55,350.0	811,010.5
Source: European Central Bank; Monthly Bulletin August 2004 (unit: million)

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