Introduction

Stanislav J. Kirschbaum

pp. 1-7

in: Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (ed), Central European history and the European union, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Abstract

The euro banknotes … were inspired by the theme ‘Ages and styles of Europe.’ Each denomination received a single design common to all euro area countries. They depict the architectural styles of seven periods in Europe’s cultural history: classical for the €5, Romanesque for the €10, Gothic for the €20, Renaissance for the €50, baroque and rococo for the €100, 19th century iron and glass architecture for the €200 and modern 20th century architecture for the €500.