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20 Euros - Teller Practice Banknote
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the Chinese teller training reproduction, replicating the first-series €20 reverse. A stylised Romanesque bridge vignette occupies the centre against a blue-violet guilloche field, accompanied by a map of Europe and the twelve stars of the European Union. Chinese overprints denoting practice status appear across the face. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 练功券 票样 东功专用禁止流通 EURO ΕΥΡΩ 20 |
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Teller training notes — sometimes called "Schulungsscheine" in the German banking sector — were produced to allow cashiers to practice handling, counting, and authenticating notes without using legal tender. The ECB never officially issued these through normal channels; they were distributed internally to eurozone financial institutions ahead of the 2002 cash changeover, one of the largest simultaneous currency introductions in history, covering twelve countries on a single day.
Paper composition rather than the cotton-linen substrate of genuine euro notes is the immediate giveaway. Collectors should verify that "SPECIMEN" or equivalent cancellation text is present, as some examples have had markings removed.