New €100 and €200 banknotes

These new notes are part of a series called

Europe

for two of the security features featured a portrait of Princess Europe, a figure from Greek mythology who gave her name to the continent. Tickets for €5, €10, €20 and €50 are already part of this series.

The security features of the denominations of this series are improved to allow better protection against counterfeiting. As with other new banknotes in circulation, it will be easier to verify the authenticity of these notes through the touch, look and tilt.

The new note by €100 retains green as the dominant color while taking inspiration from the baroque and rococo architectural style.

The new note by €200 keep it, the yellow color and architectural style glass and steel of the XIX^e century.

These two new notes will have the same height as the €50 however, they will be the same length as the banknotes €100 and €200 currently in circulation (the longer the banknotes, the higher their face value).

With 2.7 billion banknotes of €100 in circulation, the number of banknotes €100 in circulation is greater than that of banknotes €10 (2.5 billion cuts).