{"id":2065669,"date":"2026-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065669"},"modified":"2026-07-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:00","slug":"nature-or-culture-europeans-can-vote-on-the-new-banknote-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065669","title":{"rendered":"Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a collection of potential designs for euros\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of the European Central Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-28T09:21:05-05:00\">July 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F07%2Feuro-banknote-design-central-bank%2F&amp;title=Nature%20or%20Culture%3F%20Europeans%20Can%20Vote%20on%20the%20New%20Banknote%20Design\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F07%2Feuro-banknote-design-central-bank%2F&amp;description=Nature%20or%20Culture%3F%20Europeans%20Can%20Vote%20on%20the%20New%20Banknote%20Design&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2Feuro-3-960x540.jpeg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-ia11DpAh\" data-rl_title data-rl_caption title><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tPin\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"476221\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What best represents European life? The eternal dichotomy of nature vs. culture structures the Central Bank\u2019s quest for a new banknote design, and now, the public can vote and offer feedback on ten proposals. <\/p>\n<p>A panel of jurors selected the designs, which follow one of two themes: European places and ideas or birds and rivers, the latter of which is meant to symbolize freedom and unity. While the basic elements are the same\u2014all collections devoted to culture feature the same six figures, including Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, composer Ludwig van Beethoven, scientist Marie Curie, opera singer Maria Callas, and authors Bertha von Suttner and Miguel de Cervantes, for example\u2014individual approaches appear in the layout, aesthetic, and composition.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is open through mid-September, when jurors will select one design that will go through an additional vetting process before the organization adopts it entirely. View all ten on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/euro\/banknotes\/future_banknotes\/html\/all-design-proposals.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the bank\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476221\" title=\"Rudy Guedj and Fran\u00e7ois Girard-Meunier\" data-rl_title=\"Rudy Guedj and Fran\u00e7ois Girard-Meunier\" data-rl_caption=\"Rudy Guedj and Fran\u00e7ois Girard-Meunier\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-4.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of potential designs for euros\" class=\"wp-image-476224\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rudy Guedj and Fran\u00e7ois Girard-Meunier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476221\" title=\"Neue Gestaltung GmbH\" data-rl_title=\"Neue Gestaltung GmbH\" data-rl_caption=\"Neue Gestaltung GmbH\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-5.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of potential designs for euros\" class=\"wp-image-476226\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neue Gestaltung GmbH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476221\" title=\"Atelier Goppel-Toperngpong\" data-rl_title=\"Atelier Goppel-Toperngpong\" data-rl_caption=\"Atelier Goppel-Toperngpong\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/euro-1.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of potential designs for euros\" class=\"wp-image-476223\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Atelier Goppel-Toperngpong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eruo-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476221\" title=\"Rubio &amp; 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