The First Euros: The Creation and Issue of the First Euro Banknotes and the Road to the Europa Series
Language: English
Published by Bank of Finland / Suomen Pankki & European Central Bank, Finland, 2015
ISBN 10: 9289915080 (ISBN 13: 9789289915083)
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Second Chapter, Leuven, BelgiumThe Second Chapter
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Scarce physical copy of the English international edition of this richly illustrated insider history of the creation of the euro banknotes. Written by Antti Heinonen, former Director of Banknotes at the European Central Bank and one of the central figures involved in the development and introduction of the euro cash currency. The book traces the story from the earliest planning of a European common banknote series in the early 1990s through design competitions, denomination choices, security features, production and the enormous logistical challenge of the 2002 cash changeover, continuing to the development and introduction of the second Europa series. Includes numerous photographs, proposed and rejected banknote designs, technical illustrations, charts, diagrams and historical documents. This English-language international edition was jointly produced by the Bank of Finland and the European Central Bank and contains additional material compared with the earlier Finnish and German editions. 2015. Hardcover. 276 pp. ISBN 9789289915083. Condition: Very Good Plus. Illustrated boards clean and attractive with only minimal shelf wear. Binding firm. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. An uncommon specialist reference for collectors and researchers of euro banknotes, numismatics, central banking, monetary history, security printing and European economic integration.…
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- Title
- The First Euros: The Creation and Issue of the First Euro Banknotes and the Road to the Europa Series
- Author
- Antti Heinonen
- Publisher
- Bank of Finland / Suomen Pankki & European Central Bank, Finland
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- International Edition
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