Euro banknotes Gothic architecture, the 50 euro note of the Renaissance, the 100 euro note of Baroque and Rococo, the 200 euro note of Art Nouveau and the 500 euro note of modern architecture. The initial designs by Robert Kalina were of actual bridges, including the Rialto Bridge in Venice and the Pont de Neuilly in Paris, and were subsequently rendered more generic. In 2011, Dutch artist Robin Stam and the town of Spijkenisse in the Netherlands built seven bridges of colored concrete after the designs on the seven euro banknotes. The euro banknotes bear the signature of the President of the
Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland creation of the Central Bank of Ireland, but it would take three decades before the bank would have all the rights and functions associated with a central bank. As the usual convention for banknote issue banknotes are and were issued in the name of the Currency Commission or Central Bank as existed at the time of print. Before the advent of the euro, three series of notes were issued that held legal tender status; these are generally referred to as "Series A", "Series B" and "Series C" respectively. A series of notes known as the "Consolidated Banknotes" were issued, but