There are seven euro notes. In different colours and sizes they are denominated in 500,200,100,50,20,10 and 5 euros. The designs are symbolic for Europe's architectural heritage. They do not represent any existing monuments. The reverse side of each banknote features a bridge from a particular age, a metaphor of communication among the people of Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world.
All notes carry advanced security features.
There are eigh euro coins denominated in 2and 1 euros, then 50,20,10,5,2 and1 cents. Every euro coin will carry a common European face. On the obverse, each Member State will decorate the coins with their own motifs. No matter which motif is on the coins they can be used anywhere inside the 11 Member States .The common European face of the coins represents a map of the European Union against a background of transverse lines to which are attached the stars of the European flag. The 1,2 and 5 cent coins put emphasis on Europe's place in the world while the 10,20 and 50 present the Union as a gathering of nations.