Twenty Euro (Hybrid) All Dated 2015. Reference # P22
Updated 15.03.2020
This is the final of the 20 euro Hybrid note printed by the Central Bank of Ireland with prefix T. The note was printed by the Central Bank of Ireland printing work facility situated in Sandyford, Co Dublin. It is believed that this facility has ceased printing the euro currency since mid 2018 and going forward, no more euro banknotes will be printed with the letter prefix T. One of the main reasons for not printing euros anymore was due to high cost related to the manufacturing of the banknotes. The Irish Printworks mainly printed the €10 and €20 denominations. In all, there are 11 printers for the 20 euro and the letter prefixes are E, M, N, R, S, T, U, V, W, X & Z.
Twenty Euro
 |
| Dated 2015, Central Bank of Ireland |
 |
| Prefix T, Code T006A4 |
Originally posted on 02.02.2016
Austria (printer code N008E1)
 |
| Prefix NA, P22n |
 |
| Printer; Oesterreichusche Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH, Vienna |
France (printer code E001G2)
 |
| Prefix EA, P22e |
 |
| Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur, Fiduciaire Chantepie |
France (printer code U003D2)
 |
| Prefix UB, P22u |
 |
| Printer: Banque de France, Chamalieres |
Belgium (printer code Z001I1)
 |
| Prefix ZA, P22z |
 |
| Printer: Banque Nationale de Belgique, Belgium |
Germany (printer code R007H1)
 |
| Prefix RA, P22r |
 |
| Printer; Bundesdruckerei, Berlin |
Germany (printer code W001B5)
 |
| Prefix WA, P22w |
 |
| Printer; Giesecke & Devirent, Leipzig |
Germany (printer code X001H4)
 |
| Prefix XA, P22x |
 |
| Printer: Giesecke & Devirent, Munich |
Italy (printer code S004I6)
 |
| Prefix SA, P22s |
 |
| Printer: Banca d'Italia, Rome Italy |
Portugal (printer code M001B4)
 |
| Prefix MC, P22m |
 |
| Printer; Valora S.A., Carrregodo |
Spain (printer code V004G3)
 |
| Prefix VA, P22v |
 |
| Printer; Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid |
European Union - These are the latest 20 Euro printed and issued in late 2015 (25.11.2015). This is also the first Euro denomination printed on Hybrid material with a polymer strip approximately 15mm wide added to the right hand side of the note. The strip also provides a transparent arch window showing a woman's head (portrait of Europa) and the denomination value of 20 (Euro). The transparent window is quite hard to see on the front but is very obvious on the back, as you can see from the scans. As this is a new series, the themes are still the same as previous issues ie flag of EU, arches, windows and bridges on the back with the map of Europe and its overseas territories in South America and the Indian Ocean. Unlike many other national currencies, the design of the Euro is quite unique as there are very limited texts/alphabets printed on the notes. The only names/words printed are the European Central Bank name in alphabets (initials) and they are BCE (France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain); ECB (Czech Republic, Denmark, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden); ЕЦБ (Bulgaria); EZB (Germany); EKP (Estonia, Finland); EKT (Greece); EKB (Hungary); BĊE (Malta) and EBC (Poland). The only full word printed is the currency name "Ëuro" in English, Greek and Bulgarian. I believe the currency name was only first adopted in the mid 90s before even the first physical Euro (both coins and banknotes) were even issued. There are no other inscriptions imprinted on the notes except the imprinter codes and serial numbers. One criticism that I have on the design is the map of Europe. If they have left out the map of Turkey with a lighter colour, then they should also do the same on countries like Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, few countries in the Balkan States, part of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, which are not members of the EU community. In all, there are ten prints so far sighted. As you can see, I am still missing one print. Each note is also printed with a printer code which consists of 6 letters/digits i.e. A001B2. The first letter (A) representing the printer. The next 3 digits (001) refer to the printing plate no and the next letter (B) and digit (2) are referring to the roll and column respectively of the plate. It is not sure if other printers/prefixes are also printed by Ireland or Greece etc. The signature on the note belongs to the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, an Italian Economist and former Governor of Banca d'Italia. As the Euro currency is still relatively strong, collecting a full set can be financially challenging but not impossible as they are plenty around on offer. All you have to do is to pick one with the right price. If you can find one seller with all the ten notes on offer, you would save heaps on the delivery charges.
No comments:
Post a Comment