Features

All euro banknotes bear the following design elements:

• the European Union flag;
• the symbol © indicating copyright protection;
• the signature of the President of the ECB;
• the name of the currency – euro – in both the Latin (EURO) and Greek (EYPΩ) alphabets;
• the initials of the European Central Bank in five linguistic variants – BCE, ECB, EZB, EKT, EKP  

The European Blind Union was consulted on the design of the euro banknotes and consequently specific features were incorporated into the euro banknotes, which help the blind and partially sighted people to distinguish between denominations.

 Special features include:

• Different sizes: the higher the value, the bigger the banknote.
• Striking colours: neighbouring denominations have clearly contrasting colours.
• Large value numerals.
• Banknotes are printed in relief, using a special printing method known as intaglio. In addition, tactile marks are printed along the edges of the €200 and €500 banknotes.