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They can be viewed and printed using the Acrobat Reader 3.0 program. In December 1996 the EMI Council selected a single design series, taking particular account of the advice of an international jury of renowned experts in marketing, design and art history and the results of a public consultation exercise carried out in 14 Member States. The design sketches were subsequently updated. The euro banknotes and coins will be put into circulation on 1 January 2002 . These banknotes represent a value of some EUR 600 billion.