, 5 euros, 2013. Intro: 02.05.2013. These notes have two-character prefixes and it’s not yet clear if they use the same country codes as the preceding series. Prefixes confirmed to date include UB and VA. Courtesy of Richard Castello (www.castedos.com or http://stores.ebay.com/CastedosInvestments) and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…

According to a press release dated 8 November 2012, “The European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of the Eurosystem are to introduce a second series of euro banknotes. Called the “Europa” series, it will include a portrait of Europa – a figure from Greek mythology andRead More…

According to an article on EUObserver dated 5 November 2012, “The European Central Bank is Thursday to present a plan for replacing current euro notes with safer ones from [May] 2013, Hessischer Rundfunk reported Sunday. The second generation euro notes will still have values from five to €500, but motifsRead More…