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There is a new survey with some design proposals for the themes "European Culture" and "Rivers and Birds".

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[-] gabelstapler@feddit.org 41 points 3 weeks ago

I find the backsides with the EU buildings too self-praising. I think the European people have more things that unite, than the buerocratic institutions.

The backsides of the people bills are also too general, I would like to see more of the people's work or achievements.

Generally I like the current design with fictional bridges and buildings, so no country is preferred.

[-] wols@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

I also think most of the back sides are just generally uninspired - bland, almost AI-like look, no interesting (or even aesthetic) themes. Many of the front sides I liked, so this is disappointing.

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[-] einkorn@feddit.org 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Uff, there are some ... daring ... design proposals included.

[-] thisislieven@europe.pub 15 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, but that I actually really like. They have always been pretty bold in colour already, but some of the new designs match that boldness. Some are unlike any notes I have ever seen which I just think is cool.

I love Weird Europe, some of these banknotes perfectly fit the bill (semi-pun).

[-] SpacePirate@feddit.nu 7 points 3 weeks ago

I'm more worried that none of then appeared to have been created with color blind people in mind. Like at least don't mix green and red. Like 1 in 12 males are color blind and the most common is the red and green one. Source: Wikipedia

[-] HowRu68@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Done, some are imo really ugly, strange opaque colours at times too.

[-] pleb_maximus@piefed.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't like most of the proposed notes of the 'European Culture' type. Design E was the only one I liked of these.
The birds were all fine to good, although a bit samey tbh.

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Keep it abstract! I love the windows and bridges current theme. Couldn't we make a new design with the same colors and prompt?

No famous people!

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

Abstract doesn't mean anything. It doesn't evoke any feeling or being European or make it stand out as a European bank note. It could be money from some children's game set.

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

50 guilders note would like a word. As loved as a banknote design can be

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 20 points 3 weeks ago

~~The survey isn't good. They should've at least written a comment about each note. I don't recognise most of the people on there. ~~

~~Maybe y'all can help out.~~

Here are all the proposals until G. H and I are here (or see comment below).

Design Image
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
F
F
F
F
F
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G
[-] atro_city@fedia.io 15 points 3 weeks ago

Never mind, the ECB announced who they are

Front Reverse
€5 Performing arts Maria Callas Street performers (music/dance/theatre) entertaining passersby
€10 Music Ludwig van Beethoven A song festival with a choir of children and young adults singing
€20 Universities and schools Marie Curie Skłodowska A school or university with a female teacher with young students. There are notebooks and books on the tables
€50 Libraries Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A library with some adults reading paper and digital books. A little boy and girl in front of a bookcase trying to get a book
€100 Museums and exhibitions Leonardo da Vinci Adults and children admiring some examples of street art, contemporary art, etc.
€200 Public squares Bertha von Suttner A tree-covered square allowing people to come together, with adults and children talking, walking, playing, etc.

Maria Callas isn't even European by birth. She's born in the USA.

[-] creamfresh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra [...] was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language [...] He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".

Wow first try and already perfected the artform, why did anyone else bothered writing books? Idiots!

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[-] lemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

Great of you to put the images here, thank you!

Just for the sake of completeness, that's not all the series. I really liked series I, for example.

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[-] e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Here are the descriptions of the motifs.



Source

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[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 18 points 3 weeks ago

One of the stated design goals with the existing design is to make them as generic as possible so as not to show favouritism towards a particular country. If you asked me for famous European figures to put on the notes, I'd probably name Beethoven, Curie and Da Vinci, but by including them you're highlighting a Germany, France/Poland and Italy. The building designs are boring but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The birds are cute, but I'd like to have seen broader nature themes: birds, fish, mammals and biomes would have been nice.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I would have loved a fauna / flower note. Fauna being bird, fish, butterfly (palatable insect), reptile, whale, land mammal.

[-] vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 17 points 3 weeks ago

The current designs are boring but good. Nature and birds would be good, people not so much.

[-] PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Some designs are quite decent, but I'm not sure the individuals, birds, activities and buildings depicted, resonate with most Europeans. The individuals are of select member states, the birds might go completely unrecognized, the activities are rather academic, and the buildings of EU institutions? WAY too much self-praise. I would rather see subjects that are more broadly applicable, over ones focused on specific individuals, birds, activities and buildings, like: cultural achievements, landmarks spanning multiple member states (seas, mountains, rivers), infrastructure connecting member states, cultural diversity, cultural values, etc.

It would also be neat if these flashy new notes were actually accepted in physical transactions...

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[-] fenpy@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

I would completely remove people and would add fish, plants and monuments.

[-] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago

Would be cool to put food on the bills. Imagine a bowl of spaghetti on the 200€ bill.

[-] CaramelWhiteChoccy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Birds! 🐦‍⬛

[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

I really like design D. F is cool as well, really unique design, but I think I prefer the birds because they're more inclusive than people from specific countries.

[-] alvendam@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

D was really nice, but I absolutely loved the colourful stork on I. Maybe cause I'm Bulgarian and biased, but it was my favourite one. In any case I agree - hope they pick the birds over a whole bunch of central/western European people.

edit: added missed word, removed extra space

[-] thisislieven@europe.pub 7 points 3 weeks ago

Series F or G for me. F has hand drawn images which is incredibly unusual but I really love it (even more so in the time of AI). It just feels radical and unexpected. G feels both retro and current, more of a typical banknote but still a striking design.

The birds bore me and the institution buildings aren't the worst idea but there was a reason why we only had fictional architecture on the old notes and some of the buildings just aren't that exciting.




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[-] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

I really like some of them and some look like prints on bus seat covers.

And Ludwig van Beethoven looks mean as hell on some.

[-] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

sound of german ballermann music

"I'm thirsty a Callas is not enough, a Curie won't cure me, take my Cervantes, give me Cerveza"

sound of german ballermann music

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[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago

H and J for me. I prefer birds much more than people on the design and those two designs are actually colorful and distinct from the current more bland colors.

[-] Flexaris@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

They're very similar, either people, buildings or birds as main designs and feels boring as well as the designs being mainly ugly. Some are nice but don't feel inclusive for all of Europe. I feel like the designs should be more generic to be inclusive of all countries, so no famous people or country-specific buildings/geography. I like the EU stars, constellations, the map of Europe, symbols of what Europe represents.

[-] susi7802@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve voted; but basically all designs are beautiful: colorful, optimistic, modern.

[-] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago

The survey seems very AI. Anyway, I prefer the bird ones, though really they should just pick generic symbols again. The bridges and buildings worked just fine for this.

Series D reminds me of 90’s guilders, though, so I liked that one.

[-] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

What's with all the birds? Did someone study bird law?

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[-] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 3 weeks ago

I am kind of in love with F and H.

F because it's the only design that really tries to be differnet, fun and daring. I love the color combinations and how expressive they are. I am aware that this probably isn't going to be the one that's picked, but man, would it be cool it this was what the Euro looked like in the future.

H because they are, in my opinion the prettiest animal notes. Again, lively colors that are combines beautifully, and I like that they are horizontal. The tenner with the kingfisher is so pretty, I would frame it and put it on a wall.

I'm not voting, though, because I'm Danish and we still use our own currency. We probably will make the shift to Euroes someday, but until then, I don't feel it's appropriate for me to vote for the design of a currency that isn't used in my country.

[-] Quittenbrot@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to vote for the design of a currency that isn’t used in my country.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Team birds checking in. There are a couple of people designs I like but birds have a much higher hit rate.

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[-] MiuST@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly I don’t really like the current design and some of the bird ones were cool, but I feel like you can’t even tell that some of these designs are euro banknotes

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not a euro citizen, so not voting; but series H would very have my vote

[-] Redditquaza@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

You can vote, at the end there is an option to select that you are not an EU citizen.

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