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The secret hidden in design G, the Spanish proposal for the new euro banknotes

A Murcia-based study and the legacy of Cruz Novillo are behind one of the ten finalist bids to create the future European banknotes. Their idea starts with a simple question: what happens to a banknote when it starts circulating among millions of hands.

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The secret hidden in design G, the Spanish proposal for the new euro banknotes

The G design, the only Spanish entry among the ten competing to become the next euro banknote, hides a secret. To discover it, you have to turn the banknotes and look at them horizontally. The lines that at first glance seem like a simple decorative pattern are arranged and combined in four blocks that form the word "euro". So familiar that it is almost imperceptible if not looked for.

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