Euro banknotes a common theme of European architecture in various artistic eras. The obverse of the banknote features windows or gateways while the reverse bears different types of bridges. The architectural examples are stylised illustrations, not representations of existing monuments. All the notes of the initial series of euro notes bear the European flag, a map of the continent on the reverse, the name "euro" in both Latin and Greek script (EURO / ΕΥΡΩ) and the signature of a president of the ECB, depending on when the banknote was printed. The 12 stars from the flag are also incorporated into every note.
Euro banknotes European Central Bank. In the first series, banknotes printed after March 2012 bear the signature of the third, and incumbent ECB President, Mario Draghi. Notes printed between November 2003 and March 2012 show the signature of Jean Claude Trichet, the second President of the ECB, replacing that of the first president, Wim Duisenberg, who was the ECB president when the first euro banknotes and coins were issued, until 2003. As at 2017, only the signature of the third, incumbent ECB President, Mario Draghi, features on the Europa series notes. The European Central Bank has described some of the basic security