Thursday 14 November, 2024

So, the face on the new €20 note looks... familiar

Hello old friend!

SO WE’RE GETTING a new €20 note.

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The new currency, not due to hit our paws until November, features a hologram of the Greek mythological figure Europa, who is viewable on both sides of th….

Hang on a second. Europe looks familiar. Is it? Could it be?

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We knew we’d seen that face somewhere before! Hello old friend!

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Yes, our new €20 note features a face strikingly similar (if you hold it far away and squint a bit) to the Ecce Mono-style Spanish fresco vastly improved by a local pensioner’s artistic talents in 2012.

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