Since the emergence of the 0 euro banknote in 2015, it has been in thousands of varieties, but the composition and design style of the banknotes have not changed much.
The banknote face of 0 euros is composed of two parts of the pattern: the non-personalized part and the personalized part.
1) Non-personalized part: refers to the common pattern on all 0 euro banknotes, regardless of country and theme.
The non-personalized part consists of the basic elements of the banknote on the front, and the entire face of the banknote on the back. The back motif is made up of famous attractions from European countries.
The motifs released in the latest edition of 2021 are, from left: the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin; the Big Ben Bell Tower in London; the Eiffel Tower in Paris; the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona; the Statue of a Boy Urinating in Brussels; and the Colosseum in Rome.
Inscription under the cathedral and fountain: IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE (printed by Obert).
2) Personalized part: refers to the pattern customized according to personal orders, placed in a fixed area on the front. The design name and graphic are defined by the customer; the year and number of the design, as well as the crown number, are specified by the manufacturer.
The non-personalized part is not without a little change. These 0 euro banknotes, like real money, have undergone a metamorphosis in appearance and security. In terms of currency, more emphasis is placed on anti-counterfeiting security, while in the case of such commemorative vouchers, emphasis is placed on the visual dimension.
Since 2015, 0 Euro has also undergone three appearance evolutions. They are the first series (A version) in 2015, the second and third series (B, C, C1 version) in 2016-2020 and the fourth series (D version) in 2020-2021.
The three changes in the non-personalized part of the front of the ticket are mainly concentrated on both sides, and it is not easy to distinguish them without paying attention to it, and here is a comparison chart, which will not be elaborated on one by one.
The biggest change in the non-personalized part of the back of the banknote was made when the A version was changed to the B version. The A version can be said to be the French version, and the back motif is from the French landscape, while the B version is changed to the European version, which is composed of famous attractions in Various European countries.
The main changes in the B to C versions replaced one building, from the Big Ben Bell Tower (London) to the Belém Tower (Lisbon). Later versions of the C version are basically changes in detail and the color of a certain building, and the rest have not changed.
In addition, in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, two non-euro zone European countries, the front and back design of the 0 euro banknote are different:
1) The banknotes issued by Switzerland have the Swiss flag on the front instead of the simulated EU flag. The series and numbering were replaced with commemorative series. There is no denomination 0 and euro symbol on the back.
2) From 2021 onwards, the front of the UK issue will have the British flag and the words "Zero Pound Sterling". The back has also been modified to replace the euro symbol with a pound sterling.
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