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Series: The Ages and Styles of Europe
Obverse
On the front are shown windows and doorways. They symbolise the European spirit of openness and cooperation. The banknote shows the architectural style from the post-1930s period in Europe's history, but does not show any actual existing monuments or bridges.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering:
BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002
500
EURO
ΕΥΡΩ
Engraver: Robert Kalina
Reverse
The bridges on the reverse of the Europa banknotes symbolize communication between the people of Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world. The reverse also contains a map of Europe and the stars of the European flag.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering:
500
EURO
ΕΥΡΩ
500
Engraver: Robert Kalina
Signatures
Wim Duisenberg (WD) President of the European Central Bank
Jean-Claude Trichet (JCT) President of the European Central Bank
Mario Draghi (MD) President of the European Central Bank
Comments
Country & Printer Codes
The central bank that commissioned the printing of a banknote (but not necessarily the country of printing) is indicated by a letter or country code preceding the serial number, as shown here:
On the obverse, a small six-character printing code appears near the left centre. The first letter is the printer code which represents the location at which the banknote was printed.
Date Signatures Frequency
ND (2002-2003) WD 2% L Prefix (Finland)
ND (2002-2003) WD 9% N Prefix (Austria)
ND (2002-2003) WD 1.7% P Prefix (Netherlands)
ND (2002-2003) WD 0.8% S Prefix (Italy)
ND (2002-2003) WD 0.8% T Prefix (Ireland)
ND (2002-2003) WD 2% U Prefix (France)
ND (2002-2003) WD 3% V Prefix (Spain)
ND (2002-2003) WD 21% X Prefix (Germany)
ND (2002-2003) WD 0% Y Prefix (Greece)
ND (2002-2003) WD 2% Z Prefix (Belgium)
ND (2003-2011) JCT 17% N Prefix (Austria)
ND (2003-2011) JCT 41% X Prefix (Germany)
ND (2011-2014) MD 13% N Prefix (Austria)
