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Future euro banknote design proposals

Our euro banknotes are getting a new look! Designers from all over Europe have reimagined how they may look like, and one of their proposals is to become the next design of the euro banknotes.

Want to have a say on which designs are your favourites?

Share your opinion in our survey!<br>Browse through the shortlisted designs below

Design A

Design B

Design C

Design D

Design E

Design F

Design G

Design H

Design I

Design J

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Design A - Studio Joost Grootens

The design can be explained as a reflection on how culture is formed. The eyes represent observing, sensing and reflecting, while the mouth symbolises expression, dialogue and exchange. By focusing on these elements, the portraits move beyond individual identity towards a shared human capacity for cultural production. On the reverse, contemporary cultural spaces show people of different backgrounds and ages meeting and interacting. Together, the two sides connect individual perception and expression with collective exchange, inviting the public to see the banknotes as representations of culture as a living, shared process.

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Design B - PunktFormStrich

The "Rivers and birds" banknote series communicates its concept through a direct connection between visual elements and their meaning. Each banknote presents a specific bird species in relation to its habitat, linking biodiversity with European landscapes. Horizontal bar structures translate the individual sound of each bird into a visual form, while a vertical scale indicates its flight speed, enabling an intuitive reading of the information. Concise data on the front further contextualise the species. On the reverse, EU buildings and the map of Europe establish a connection between natural environments and shared cultural identity.

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Design C - Neue Gestaltung GmbH

The design tells a simple story: Europe is a shared cultural space. Each banknote is instantly identifiable by its dominant colour and its own central motif; each portrays a personality whose life and work connects Europeans across centuries. The reverse pairs a map of Europe, lightly overlaid with the constellations that have long guided travellers, with a present-day scene of the cultural space the note represents – performing arts, music, schools, libraries, museums and public squares. People are rendered without specific features so that citizens can recognise themselves in them.

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Design D - Rudy Guedj and François Girard-Meunier

Six birds appear within abstracted landscapes, connected by the continuous journey of a river, from a mountain source to a stormy sea. Light accompanies this progression, evolving from a soft presence into a dynamic, incisive force with symbolic resonance. The scenes invite close inspection, placing the viewer in the position of a birdwatcher, gathering traces of each species. On the reverse, EU institutions are expressed through human gestures and a morphing fabric-like mesh. Hands hold, stabilise, align and debate, suggesting cooperation in action, while light radiates from each building across the EU territory.

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Design E - Myrsini Vardopoulou

The communicative approach focuses on the universal value of each person's work rather than their personality. The circle and the symbols function as a visual message denoting an intellectual space. This space offers the viewer immediate visual familiarity. Simultaneously, symbolic details provide subtle references for a deeper conceptual reading. In this way, the design communicates that, despite the diversity of the individuals, their contribution constitutes a unified source of inspiration and a means of reconnecting with familiar, yet ever-evolving cultural values.

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Design F - Jan Robert Dünnweller

The design aims to illustrate the official motto of the EU – "United in diversity". Europe is united by a rich shared cultural history and heritage, represented by the portraits of iconic European figures. It is united by shared values and a sense of belonging, strengthened by the diversity of cultural identities. This diversity is visualised in a collage through a multitude of forms and textures that together create a new whole, uniting these different elements. The collage forms the background for the hand-drawn portraits and depictions of shared cultural spaces as concrete manifestations of these ideas.

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Design G - Rubio & del Amo and Cruz...