Euro money (part 1)
On the first of januari 2002, half of Europe will have new money. So, we’ll have to get used to these new coins and banknotes. In the Netherlands, everybody above 6 years got a free ‘eurokit’. A package with the 8 new ‘dutch-edition’ euro coins. First reaction: they are ugly, they smell and the don’t feel like real money. 


eurokit

The banknotes will only be available from the start of 2002. So, haven’t had them in my hands yet. But the pictures I’ve seen from the new notes are not very encouraging. On one side their are bridges… (nice theme… bridges to connect all the parts of europe…) and on the other side ports and gates. So, not many positive about the new currency, one good thing is the value will only be half of the guilder, so 1 euro = 2.20 guilders. We use less of them…

The arrival of euro banknotes in 2002 marks an end to the circulation of the cherished Netherlands Guilder (NLG) banknotes. Dutch banknotes are unlike any other paper currency, because of their striking designs and unique communicative aspects. If you were to exhibit specimens of all of the world’s banknote, the Dutch guilder notes would be among the easiest to spot.

So, easy to understand that the Dutch people are kind of proud of their banknotes.
To make sure now one will forget these beautifull designed items in the future, I will pay a little tribute to them.

10 gulden biljet :


The NLG 10 / Kingfisher, designed by J.T.G. Drupsteen and issued in 1997.
Last note before the introduction of the euro. Greatly liked for its appearance by 93 % of the public (1999).
Check out the details and safety features : a kingfisher watermark, a little poem called IJsvogel, nine regional names of the kingfisher…

BTW… I’m back on my feet… main reason of not feeling was stress i think… hope that I’ve cleared some things at work today.