I guess the readability on the new set is way better. The bills have always been pretty much whatever for me though, I like the coins though. Especially the 1 and 2 euro ones.
Over here in America just jealous of colorful money.
The readability improved with the right, the 5 is almost completely unreadable when I move my phone away (I’m near sighted)
I really like the new ones with the green coated numbers
I like that the new ones have more distinct size differences, for people who may be blind this is great as it is easier to tell which note is which by feel, preventing a lot of blind folks getting short-changed.
I hate it when countries redesign money on a constant cycle (looking at you, US quarters). Hopefully these new designs stay in circulation for a long time.
A reminder that the “new” 5€ note is as old as the old one was when the new was released. First series was 11 years old (2002-2013), new is also 11 years old (2013-2024). Higher value notes were introduced later though
The ones I really like are the six missing
Five. A new 500 € banknote has never been issued.
Some fuckwit gave me one of those in payment one time. He even laughed and said “Good luck with that”
Yes, you have to take them to the bank, nobody else will touch them
In the early days of the euro I got paid fully in cash and every now and then I got one of those in the envelope. I don’t recall having trouble to pay with it… but those days are gone and haven’t seen a 500 note in ages.
