Miscellaneous Gold Plated Foil 1st Series 50 Euro 2002 GERMANY (387A)

Description

Gold Plated miscellaneous banknote, lovely replacement for the circulating 50 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 fifty euro note (€50) is one of the middle value euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002.
It is the fourth smallest note, and has an orange colour scheme. The note depicts bridges and arches/doorways in the Renaissance era (15th and 16th centuries). The €50 note contains several complex security features such as watermarks, invisible ink, holograms and microprinting that document its authenticity.
All the 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 full design of the Europa series €50 banknote was revealed on 5 July 2016. The new 50 note was released on 4 April 2017.
OBVERSE:
Window in Renaissance architecture Jean-Claude Trichet signature
Text: BCE ECB EZB EKT 2002 - 50 EURO EYPΩ
Designer: Robert Kalina
REVERSE:
Bridge in Renaissance architecture and map of Europe
Text: 50 EURO EYPΩ
Designer: Robert Kalina
Continent
Europe
Type
Not Legal tender, Miscellaneous note
Year
2002
Years of printing
1999–2015 (1st series)
Value
50 Euro
Currency
Euro (from 1999)
Material                 Gold Plated Foil
Serial number      X09999999999
Color                      Orange color scheme
Size
141 x 75 mm
Security
Features on the circulation 50 Euro note 1st series:
Color-changing ink, see-through number, hologram patch with perforations, EURion constellation, watermarks, raised printing, ultraviolet ink, microprinting, security thread, matted surface, barcodes and a serial number.