Who is on the money in Eurozone?

€5: Classical architecture — fictional. €10: Romanesque architecture — fictional. €20: Gothic architecture — fictional. €50: Renaissance architecture — fictional. €100: Baroque and rococo architecture — fictional. €200: Iron and glass architecture — fictional.

Why was the €500 withdrawn?

Issuance stopped on the grounds that it facilitated crime — it was worth enough that a briefcase could hold millions. Existing notes remain legal tender indefinitely. (2019.)

What is on the money in Eurozone?

The money in Eurozone

Euro (EUR, €)

6 denominations in issue · Cotton and linen, not wood pulp

Every building on a euro note is invented. Real bridges and arches were rejected because using any would have favoured the country they stand in, so the designer produced generic examples of each architectural period instead. In 2013 a Dutch designer, Robin Stam, built all seven bridges as real structures in Spijkenisse, so the fictional architecture now physically exists in the Netherlands. The Europa series, introduced from 2013, added a portrait of the mythological Europa in the watermark and hologram.

Who and what is on each note

Note	Who or what is on it	Colour
€5	Classical architecture — fictional	Grey
€10	Romanesque architecture — fictional	Red
€20	Gothic architecture — fictional	Blue
€50	Renaissance architecture — fictional	Orange
€100	Baroque and rococo architecture — fictional	Green
€200	Iron and glass architecture — fictional	Yellow-brown

The unusual part

The only major currency whose designs are deliberately of nothing real, for political reasons.

Notes that were withdrawn

Note	When	Why
€500	2019	Issuance stopped on the grounds that it facilitated crime — it was worth enough that a briefcase could hold millions. Existing notes remain legal tender indefinitely.

The practical facts

Currency: Euro — ISO code EUR, symbol €
Printed on: Cotton and linen, not wood pulp
Survives a wash?: Usually. Cotton and linen notes tear rather than dissolve, and generally survive a wash.
Can a blind person tell them apart?: Yes — the denominations differ in size, which is the simplest and most reliable tactile cue there is.
Highest note in issue: €200 — Iron and glass architecture — fictional

This page describes the notes rather than showing them. Reproducing a banknote image is restricted in most jurisdictions, and the restrictions differ between them.

Common questions

Who is on the money in Eurozone?: €5: Classical architecture — fictional. €10: Romanesque architecture — fictional. €20: Gothic architecture — fictional. €50: Renaissance architecture — fictional. €100: Baroque and rococo architecture — fictional. €200: Iron and glass architecture — fictional.
Are Eurozone's banknotes polymer or paper?: Cotton and linen, not wood pulp.
Why was the €500 withdrawn?: Issuance stopped on the grounds that it facilitated crime — it was worth enough that a briefcase could hold millions. Existing notes remain legal tender indefinitely. (2019.)

The money in United States US dollar
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The money in South Africa South African rand

Sources

Official vendor product documentation — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked