Thread by @euronews

After the ECB announced its decision to redesign euro banknotes, Euronews asked you what new theme you’d like to see represented on the currency. 💶

Scroll through the thread for the most popular choices 👇

Many of you voted for prominent European politicians, including German chancellor Angela Merkel. 🇩🇪

Also popular were older politicians seen to have contributed to European unity, including ex-UK prime minister Winston Churchill and ex-EU Parliament president Robert Schuman. 🇪🇺

Some want to see other prominent Europeans throughout history featured, such as Marie Curie, Giuseppi Garibaldi and Julius Caesar. 💶

Another popular requested theme was people from underrepresented groups, including women or Europeans from the LGBTQ+ and BAME communities. 🏳️‍🌈

Some of you think the new design should embrace European mythology, including characters from the stories of Ancient Greece and Rome. 📜

Others voted for Europe’s geography to be featured, such as a map of the continent without borders or interesting landscapes. 🗺

European landmarks, cities and their skylines were another popular choice. 🌃

Some of the major ones suggested were the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Colosseum in Rome. 🗼

Euronews viewers suggested European flora and fauna as the banknotes’ new theme, including species which might be endangered or already extinct.🐰

These pictures show the European rabbit, common seal, Iberian lynx, and golden eagle. 🦅

Others voted for European flags. 🇪🇺

There were also people who voted to keep the banknotes as they are now, with some saying they’d prefer the ECB to focus on other issues. 💶

Read more about the ECB’s decision to redesign the banknotes here 👇

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