€500 Banknotes



Missing from my collection (NIFC)
In my collection
In my collection (NIFC)
In my collection (proof)
Circulation status unknown


In the serial numbers of the banknotes found in the 2002 series, the first letter represents the country that the banknote was issued by. In the second series (the ‘Europa’ series) the first letter no longer represents the issuing country but instead the location at which the banknote was printed.

The €500 banknote was discontinued and withdrawn from circulation with the release of the Europa series.


2002 Series
Wim Duisenberg
Austria (N)Belgium (Z)Finland (L)France (U)
Germany (X)Greece (Y)Ireland (T)Italy (S)
Netherlands (P)Spain (V)
Jean-Claude Trichet
Austria (N)Germany (X)
Mario Draghi
Austria (N)

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