2015-11-27 Fri

The new €20 bank note has been released in all 22 EU nations on 25th November and will be part of “Europa Series.”

In the current year, 55 percent of counterfeit notes were €20 notes. New not is more secure, and photocopying will be impossible as claimed by issuing authority.

Comparing old version note with this latest one - number of obvious differences are visible. '20' is more colorful on the new note and the one at the bottom of the face now changes color. The denomination is now given in the Cyrillic alphabet as well as the Greek and Latin.

"Nine variations of the initials of the European Central Bank appear, due to the enlargement of the union in 2004 and 2007. The most obvious of the security enhancements is the hologram occupying a transparent portrait window in the note. When held up to the light from either side, an engraving-style image of the mythological goddess Europa appears. Also, when the bank note is tilted, the window shows rainbow-colored lines around the value numeral. On the back, rainbow-colored value numerals appear in the window. "