Press releases on Banknotes & coins
- 2 December 2020
- Gradual change seen in euro area payment behaviour EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (14) +
- 30 January 2020
- ECB welcomes ratification of agreement on orderly UK withdrawal from European UnionEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 24 January 2020
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remained low in the second half of 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 26 July 2019
- Euro banknote counterfeiting decreased further in the first half of 2019EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 28 May 2019
- New €100 and €200 banknotes start circulating todayEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 25 January 2019
- Euro banknote counterfeiting decreased further and remained low in the second half of 2018EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 17 September 2018
- ECB unveils new €100 and €200 banknotes EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 27 July 2018
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remained low in first half of 2018EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 26 January 2018
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remains low in second half of 2017EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 21 July 2017
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remains low in first half of 2017EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 4 April 2017
- New €50 banknote starts circulating todayEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 27 January 2017
- Euro banknote counterfeiting remains low in second half of 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 July 2016
- Euro banknote counterfeiting declines in first half of 2016EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 5 July 2016
- ECB unveils new €50 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 June 2016
- Eurosystem prepares introduction of new €50 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 4 May 2016
- ECB ends production and issuance of €500 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 22 January 2016
- Euro banknote counterfeiting declines slightly in second half of 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 25 November 2015
- New €20 banknote starts circulating todayEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 24 November 2015
- Eurosystem to issue new €20 banknote tomorrow
- 13 October 2015
- 2.8 million shops and small businesses to receive leaflets on the new €20EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (15) +
- 23 July 2015
- ECB and partners sign memorandum of understanding on new €20 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 17 July 2015
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 2 April 2015
- 3rd International Conference on the Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting
- 24 February 2015
- New €20 banknote unveiled in Frankfurt todayEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 6 February 2015
- ECB launches online game related to the security features of the new €20 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 25 January 2015
- “New Face of the Euro” exhibition opens in Osnabrück
- 23 January 2015
- More counterfeits in second half of 2014 but overall number remains very lowEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 16 January 2015
- Euro changeover successfully completed in Lithuania
- 1 January 2015
- Lithuania joins the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 19 December 2014
- Eurosystem to unveil the new €20 and support banknote equipment manufacturers and suppliersEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 30 September 2014
- Launch of the fourth Generation €uro Students' Award competition
- 22 September 2014
- New €10 banknote starts circulating tomorrowEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 23 July 2014
- Lithuania to join euro area and single supervisory mechanism (SSM) on 1 January 2015EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 18 July 2014
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeits - Number of counterfeits remains lowEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 15 January 2014
- Euro banknotes and coins have been successfully introduced in Latvia
- 15 January 2014
- ‘New face of the euro' exhibition opens in Saarbrücken
- 13 January 2014
- New €10 banknote unveiled in Frankfurt todayEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 13 January 2014
- More counterfeits in second half of 2013 but overall number remains very lowEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 26 November 2013
- Eurosystem will introduce new €10 banknote in 2014 with support from partnership programmeEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (14) +
- 19 July 2013
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeiting EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (22) +
- 2 May 2013
- Eurosystem introduces Europa Series €5 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 30 April 2013
- Europa series €5 banknote to be issued as of 2 May 2013EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 23 April 2013
- Joint OeNB-ECB conference discusses the preparations for the launch of the new Europa series of euro banknotes
- 10 January 2013
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 10 January 2013
- Eurosystem unveils the Europa series €5 banknoteEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 8 November 2012
- Eurosystem to introduce second series of euro banknotes - the “Europa” seriesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 August 2012
- ECB's environmental policy is re-awarded EMAS certificationEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 16 July 2012
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 16 January 2012
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 December 2011
- 2nd International Conference on the Protection of the Euro against counterfeiting
- 18 July 2011
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 17 January 2011
- biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 January 2011
- Euro banknotes and coins have been successfully introduced in Estonia
- 19 July 2010
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 11 January 2010
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 13 July 2009
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 5 March 2009
- Tender procedures as of 8 April 2009EnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 16 January 2009
- Dual circulation of Slovak koruna and euro comes to an end in Slovakia
- 12 January 2009
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 2 January 2009
- Euro banknotes and coins successfully introduced in Slovakia
- 10 July 2008
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 4 February 2008
- Finalisation of the 2008 euro cash changeover in Cyprus and Malta
- 10 January 2008
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 January 2008
- The euro cash changeover in Cyprus and Malta
- 1 January 2008
- Cyprus and Malta join the euro areaEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 11 July 2007
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 16 May 2007
- First International Conference on the Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting: The euro is in safe hands
- 16 January 2007
- Finalisation of the euro cash changeover in Slovenia
- 12 January 2007
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (21) +
- 3 January 2007
- The euro cash changeover in Slovenia
- 13 July 2006
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 13 January 2006
- Biannual information on euro banknote counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 15 July 2005
- Biannual information on euro counterfeitingEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 13 January 2005
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euroEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 6 January 2005
- Framework for the detection of counterfeits and fitness sorting of euro banknotes by credit institutions and professional cash handlersEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 18 November 2004
- The Governing Council of the ECB decides not to introduce very low denomination euro banknotesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 22 October 2004
- Rules on the future procurement of euro banknotesEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 22 July 2004
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euroEnglishOTHER LANGUAGES (19) +
- 22 January 2004
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euro
- 16 July 2003
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euro
- 25 March 2003
- New rules on the reproduction and exchange of euro banknotes
- 23 January 2003
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euro
- 31 July 2002
- Biannual information on the counterfeiting of the euro
- 24 April 2002
- Evaluation of the 2002 cash changeover
- 28 February 2002
- The euro becomes the sole legal tender in all euro area countries
- 5 February 2002
- ECB recognises partners' valuable contribution to the smooth introduction of the euro banknotes and coins
- 25 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 18 January 2002
- International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen to be awarded to the euro
- 18 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 11 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 10 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 9 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 8 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 7 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 4 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 3 January 2002
- Update on the euro cash changeover
- 2 January 2002
- The euro cash changeover is progressing smoothly in all euro area countries
- 28 December 2001
- The euro cash changeover on track
- 20 December 2001
- New ECB regulation on MFI interest rate statistics
- 13 December 2001
- Signing of the agreement between the European Central Bank and Europol
- 6 December 2001
- Decisions on the issue of euro banknotes and on the allocation of monetary income
- 5 October 2001
- Euro banknotes to be produced until 31 December 2001
- 13 September 2001
- ECB Guideline adopting certain provisions on frontloading outside the euro area
- 30 August 2001
- Amendment to the rules for the reproduction of euro banknotes
- 5 July 2001
- Frontloading of euro banknotes to central banks outside the euro area
- 7 March 2001
- Joint press release by the European Commission, Europol and the ECB: Establishment of a "Steering Group" and a common inter-institutional strategy for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting
- 1 March 2001
- The European Central Bank outlines its Euro 2002 Information Campaign on the euro banknotes and coins
- 20 February 2001
- European Central Bank and European Commission provide trainers of the blind, deaf and mentally disabled with dummy euro banknotes for training purposes
- 14 December 2000
- Distribution of frontloaded euro banknotes outside the euro area
- 31 August 2000
- Production of the euro 100 banknotes
- 3 August 2000
- 1.Financial modalities for credit institutions for the 2002 cash changeover 2. The exchange of national banknotes of other participating Member States at the national central banks
- 13 July 2000
- Determination of the number of euro banknotes to be printed before the launch date of 1 January 2002
- 11 July 2000
- Production of the Euro 100 banknotes
- 9 November 1999
- Report on the legal protection of banknotes in the EU Member States
- 4 November 1999
- Information campaign on the introduction of the euro banknotes and coins: selection of the agency
- 15 July 1999
- Euro banknote production begins
- 15 July 1999
- Euro coins. Background note prepared by the European Commission in close collaboration with the European Central Bank
- 1 July 1999
- Information campaign on 2002 cash changeover
- 24 June 1999
- Information on the ECB's year 2000 compliance activities
- 3 November 1998
- The exchange of national banknotes of other participating Member States by participating national central banks
- 13 October 1998
- Further decisions on the euro banknotes
- 12 September 1998
- Progress in the technical preparation of the euro banknotes
- 8 July 1998
- Legal protection of euro banknotes