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...European Union - 200 Euro Dated 2019 Hybrid s. Mario Draghi Print

European Union

(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria*, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic*, Denmark*, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary*, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland*, Portugal, Romania*, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden*.)

European Central Bank (est. 1998)

Currency : Euro (EUR €)

Below is a 200 euro hybrid banknote printed with the year date of 2019. This note bears the signature of Mario Draghi, who was the President of the European Central Bank from 01.11.2011 to 31.10.2019. Since then he has been replaced by Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde.

The design for this 200 euro is very similar to those first issued back in 2002. However, this 2019 note is printed on hybrid material. This is the first hybrid note for this denomination. Whilst this is the second largest denomination circulating in Europe, the European Central Bank has ceased issuing the 500 euro banknote since the end of 2018. The reason for this is that the central bank's suspicious that the 500 euro notes have been widely used for illegal purposes.

This 200 euro was reportedly released on 28.05.2019. It is believed that only three notes are issued with the prefixes of N (Austria), S (Italy) and U (France). Here, I have posted one with the letter 'S'.

Two Hundred Euro

Front - It depicts arches and doorways in Art Nouveau style of the 19th and 20th centuries. These arches and doorways are usually made of glass and iron with decorative arts.

Signature - Mario Draghi (tenure 2011-2019)

Watermarks - portrait of Europe and electrotype 200
Dimensions - 154.5mm x 78mm

Back - An image of a Cantilever bridge. This is just an artist impression of such a bridge as there is no such real bridge that is actually located within the Eurozone. Below the bridge is the map of Europe showing all it's 28 EU members, including its formal member, the United Kingdom. Also printed are the tiny maps of overseas territories occupied by the Portuguese, the French and the Spanish, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, South America and the Indian Ocean. Twelve five-point stars in a circular position are also printed around the map of Europe. These 12 stars symbolise or represent all the EU members.

Note * - countries that are yet to adopt the Euro currency.

...European Union - 10 Euro Dated 2014 - s. Mario Draghi Prints

European Union

(Members - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom [Brexit 01.02.2020])

European Central Bank

Currency - Euro (EUR)

Here are the two 10 euro dated 2014 with the signature of Mario Draghi. There are 11 prints for this series and I only have these two posted here.

Ten Euro - Italy

Dated 2014, P21s

Reverse

Ten Euro - Ireland

Dated 2014, 21t

Reverse

Footnote➽
The Euro was officially named in 1995, and introduced as an accounting currency in 1999. In 2002, the euro physically entered into circulation.

Until 31.01.2020, there were 28 EU members. The United Kingdom withdrew its membership (Brexit) at the end of January 2020, leaving with only 27 members left. The Euro is the sole currency of 19 EU member states, namely Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. In addition to these 19 members, the Euro is also the official currency of the following nations/principalities/territories: -

Europe - Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK);
America - French Guiana, Clipperton Island (if you can find anything to buy here), Miquelon, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre;
Africa - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (are there any shops here?) and Reunion island.

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...European Union - 100 Euro Dated 2019 Hybrid s. Mario Draghi Prints

European Union

(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.)

European Central Bank

Currency : Euro (EUR) since 2002

These are the current series of 100 euro currency printed with the year date of 2019. The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro as their main currency. These countries are - Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. There are 27 members in the European Union, and the countries that have not adopted the euro as its national currency are - Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden. Other nations/territories in Europe also using the euro are Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK).

Outside mainland Europe, the euro is also the official currency of the following nations/territories;-

America - Clipperton Island (if you can find anything to buy here), French Guiana, Miquelon, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre;
Africa - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (I wonder if they have any shops here?), Mayotte and the Reunion.

The Euro was officially named in 1995, and introduced as an accounting currency in 1999. In 2002, the euro physically entered into circulation.

It appears that only 6 varieties are printed for this 100 euro series and these are with letter prefixes of E, N, R, S, U and V, and here I have posted 4 of the notes. I am missing those with prefixes E and S.

The designs for the 100 euro are:-
Front - Haroque and Rokoko architecture (windows and doorways), 12 Five-Point stars in the shape of a circle, a flag of the EU;
Back - bridge of Baroque architecture, 12 stars over the map of Europe, overseas territories of France, Portugal and Spain.

The windows and doorways on the front symbolised the spirit of openness and cooperation. The bridge on the back represents the communication between the people of Europe and also with the rest of the world. All the designs of stylish architecture and bridges from various periods in Europe's history printed on the euros do not represent any actual existing monuments or bridges.

Signature : Mario Draghi (President of ECB - no title or position printed)
Dimensions : 148mm x 77mm

One Hundred Euro (Imprinter - Oesterreichusche Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH)