Euro banknotes euro banknotes are supposedly more durable than the first series banknotes. Reinhold Gerstetter, an independent banknote designer, was chosen by the European Central Bank to redesign the euro notes. Due to the great number of historic bridges, arches, and gateways throughout the European continent, all the structures represented on the notes are entirely stylised illustrations of the relevant architectural styles, designed to evoke the landmarks within the European Union, representing various European ages and styles. For example, the 5 euro note has a generic rendition of Classical architecture, the 10 euro note of Romanesque architecture, the 20 euro note of
Birds of Canada (banknotes) in the early 1980s and was manufactured at the Bank of Canada roll-coating facility. The iridescent smooth patch would appear in a gradient between gold and green and show the face value of the banknote depending on the viewing angle, had no raised edges, and could not be peeled off the banknote. When photocopied, it would appear as a dark patch. All banknotes in the series were printed with a security ink that would fluoresce blue under ultraviolet light. The banknotes also had a feature causing photocopiers recognizing it to refuse to copy the banknote, and a digital watermark which