On the obverse, a small six-character printing code appears near the left centre. The central bank that commissioned the printing of a banknote (but not necessarily the country of printing) is indicated by a letter or country code preceding the serial number, as shown here:

Valora, S.A., Carregado, Portugal (1999-date) Setec Oy (Bank of Finland Security Printing House) (Suomen Pankin Setelipaino), Finland (1885-date) Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH, Vienna, Austria (1816-date) Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire FCO Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020) Enschedé (Johan Enschede en Zonen), Netherlands (1703-date) Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)įábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain Printers Bank of Italy (Banca d'Italia), Rome, Italy (1926-date)īanknote and Currency Printing Office (Ίδρυμα Εκτυπώσεως Τραπεζογραμματίων και Αξιών / Idryma Ektiposeos Trapezogrammation kai Axion), Holargos, Greece (1947-date)Ĭurrency Centre (Central Bank of Ireland), Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland (1974-date)ĭe La Rue (Thomas de la Rue Thomas De La Rue & Co. © Idolenz ( CC BY-NC) Signatures Wim Duisenberg ( WD) The reverse also contains a map of Europe and the stars of the European flag.Ī gothic window, and the banknotes denomination. The bridges on the reverse of the Europa banknotes symbolize communication between the people of Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world. The banknote shows the architectural style from the Gothic period in Europe's history, but does not show any actual existing monuments or bridges.

They symbolise the European spirit of openness and cooperation. On the front are shown windows and doorways. Series: The Ages and Styles of Europe Obverse

20 euro cent 2002 value