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

Hello old friend!

Feb 25th 2015, 3:30 PM 8,179 Views 0 Comments

SO WE’RE GETTING a new €20 note.

note Source: Central Bank of Ireland

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!

eccemono Source: Centro de estudios Borjanos/AP/Press Association Images

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