Hi, The ECB is launching new 10 euro banknotes. Why? I guess they're bored and want to play around with the design. Euro notes are so simplist... even this new one. Although I like it a bit more. Here's a press kit with details: http://www.new-euro-banknotes.eu/press/pdfonline/Press_Kit_10-Banknote-EN_Web/index.html#1 Short news and video with a guy who has a funny accent: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25711317 Apparently the 5 and 10 euro notes aren't treated with "enough kindness". So it seems they wanted to create a more resistant note. Also: against counterfeiting they developed "new features". I bet these notes will have that strong "fresh printed" smell :lol: I wonder how many they will make. The old ones will keep circulating for a while... Here's a stack of old notes: According to Reuters (the source) - a pack like that contains 10,000 EUR-worth of 10's
