Posted 06/21/2015 12:47 pm
The updated designs were/are done by Reinhold Gerstetter. If you compare them to what Robert Kalina created for the first series, the changes are obvious but not "fundamental": The characteristic parts of the designs, such as the basic colors and architectural styles, are still the same. But the colors are more intense for example, and the arches on the obverses are now enhanced by adding other parts of the building.
As for the ECB language versions, what I find a little strange is that, although the denominations have different years (as shown in your images), the Croatian "ESB" is still missing. Croatia became an EU member state on 1 July 2013, maybe too late for the fiver. But the €10 note, with the 2014 copyright date, could have been modified accordingly. The €20 design that I have seen does not show it either. Will be issued as from 25 November; we'll see ...
The Romanesque arch on the €10 suffers from too-much-ness, I think. ;) In the first series, Kalina designed a proper arch; Gerstetter added too many lines of tiles above. But he did a good job with the added exterior. Also, the "feel" of the new notes is a little different. The Europa notes have a lacquer layer which is supposed to make them more durable.
Those serial numbers on the reverse do indeed refer to the printer now. With the first generation notes, they indicated the national central bank that commissioned the production, but with the "pooling system" that did not make much sense anyway. The short code on the obverse provided information about the printing company; now it also tells you about the location of the printing facility.
Christian
As for the ECB language versions, what I find a little strange is that, although the denominations have different years (as shown in your images), the Croatian "ESB" is still missing. Croatia became an EU member state on 1 July 2013, maybe too late for the fiver. But the €10 note, with the 2014 copyright date, could have been modified accordingly. The €20 design that I have seen does not show it either. Will be issued as from 25 November; we'll see ...
The Romanesque arch on the €10 suffers from too-much-ness, I think. ;) In the first series, Kalina designed a proper arch; Gerstetter added too many lines of tiles above. But he did a good job with the added exterior. Also, the "feel" of the new notes is a little different. The Europa notes have a lacquer layer which is supposed to make them more durable.
Those serial numbers on the reverse do indeed refer to the printer now. With the first generation notes, they indicated the national central bank that commissioned the production, but with the "pooling system" that did not make much sense anyway. The short code on the obverse provided information about the printing company; now it also tells you about the location of the printing facility.
Christian
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06/21/2015 12:48 pm
06/21/2015 12:48 pm
