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5 Euros Europa Series
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2011-2019 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse lettering | BCE ECB ЕЦБ EZB EKP ΕΚΤ EKB BĊE EBC 2013 5 EURO ΕΥΡΩ ЕВРО |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Europa combined with the value numeral and a window motif, visible when held to light; embedded security thread with microprinting that reads 'EURO' and the value; holographic stripe on the obverse displaying the '€' symbol and value numeral. |
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The Europa series 5 euro replaced the original 2002 issue and introduced the portrait watermark of Europa — a figure from Greek mythology drawn from a Louvre collection vessel — embedded into the paper itself, marking the first time a specific named figure appeared in ECB watermark security. Robert Kalina had designed the original series for the Oesterreichische Nationalbank competition in 1996; his Europa series revision retained the architectural vocabulary while incorporating substantially upgraded security architecture demanded by escalating counterfeiting pressure on the lowest denomination.
The 5 was the first Europa series note released, in May 2013, functioning as a live test of public and retail acceptance before the higher denominations followed at intervals through 2019.