20 euro note
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| Value | 20 euro |
| Width | 133 mm |
| Height | 72 mm |
| Security features |
First series: hologram stripe with perforations, reflective glossy stripe, EURion constellation, watermarks, microprinting, ultraviolet ink, raised printing, security thread, matted surface, see-through number, barcodes and serial number |
| Paper type | 100% pure cotton fibre |
| Years of printing | 1999 - 2013 (1st series) Since 2014 (Europa series) |
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| Design | Window in Gothic architecture |
| Designer | Robert Kalina |
| Design date | 24 February 2015 |
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| Design | Bridge in Gothic architecture and map of Europe |
| Designer | Robert Kalina |
| Design date | 24 February 2015 |
First series: hologram stripe with perforations, reflective glossy stripe, EURion constellation, watermarks, microprinting, ultraviolet ink, raised printing, security thread, matted surface, see-through number, barcodes and serial number
The twenty euro note (€20) is the third-lowest value euro banknote and has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002. The note is used in the 23 countries which have it as their sole currency (with 22 legally adopting it); with a population of about 332 million.
It is the third-smallest note, measuring 133 x 72 mm with a blue colour scheme. The twenty euro banknotes depict bridges and arches/doorways in Gothic architecture (between the 13th and 14th century CE).
The twenty euro note contains several complex security features such as watermarks, invisible ink, holograms and microprinting that document its authenticity. In October 2011, there were approximately 2,755,346,800 twenty euro banknotes in circulation around the eurozone.
The full design of the Europa series 20 euro banknote was revealed on 24 February 2015 and launched on 25 November 2015.
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Belgian franc and the Greek drachma.
Slovenia joined the Eurozone in 2007,Cyprus and Malta in 2008,Slovakia in 2009,Estonia in 2011,Latvia in 2014, and Lithuania in 2015.
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