The European Central Bank this month introduced a brand-new version of the €5 banknote, loaded with next-generation security features to deter counterfeiting. There’s just one problem with the crisp ...

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The ECB unveiled the new €5 note today. From the ECB: The new €5 banknote has benefited from advances in banknote technology since the first series was introduced over ten years ago. It includes some ...

Euro banknotes stand as a powerful symbol of European unity, with over 29 billion notes circulating across the continent, collectively worth more than €1.5 trillion. This vast amount of cash serves ...

ALMOST 30 per cent of the more than 1 trillion euros ($A1.6 trillion) of cash in circulation last year was hoarded in 500 euro notes, ECB data show.

Research due to be presented at this year's European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* shows that European banknotes are more easily contaminated by microbes than ...