Miscellaneous Gold Plated Foil 1st Series 5 Euro 2002 GERMANY (384A)

Description

Gold Plated miscellaneous banknote, lovely replacement for the circulating 5 Euro banknote.
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Irish pound and the Austrian schilling. Slovenia joined the Eurozone in 2007, Cyprus and Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in 2011 and Latvia on 1 January 2014.
The five euro note (€5) is the lowest value euro banknote and has been used since the introduction of the euro in its cash form in 2002.
Measuring 120 x 62 mm, it is the smallest of the euro notes, and has a grey colour scheme. The five euro banknotes depict bridges and arches/doorways in Classical architecture (up to the fifth century). The five euro note contains several complex security features such as watermarks, invisible ink, holograms and microprinting that document its authenticity.
All notes of the 1st series bear the European flag, a map of the continent on the reverse, the name "euro" in both Latin and Greek script (EURO / ΕΥΡΩ) and the signature of a president of the ECB. The 12 stars from the flag are also incorporated into every note.
The notes also carry the acronyms of the name of the European Central Bank in five linguistic variants, covering all official languages of the EU in 2002.
The first series banknotes were replaced by the Europa series, starting with the 5 euro note on 2 May 2013.
OBVERSE:
Arch in Classical architecture Jean-Claude Trichet signature
Text: BCE ECB EZB EKT 2002 - P011G5 - 5 EURO EYPΩ
Designer: Robert Kalina
REVERSE:
Map of Europe and a classical era bridge
Text: 5 EURO EYPΩ
Country                 Germany
Type
Not Legal tender, Miscellaneous note
Years
2002
Years of printing
1999–2011 (1st series)
Value
5 Euro
Currency
Euro (from 1999)
Material                Gold plated foil
Serial number      X09999999999
Colour                   Grey/Purple colour scheme
Size
120 x 61 mm
Security
Features on the circulation 5 Euro note 1st series:
Hologram stripe with perforations, reflective glossy stripe, EURion constellation, watermarks, raised printing, microprinting, ultraviolet ink, security thread, matted surface, see-through number, barcodes and serial number.