signature Trichet

[peter_at]

Has anybody got a note with Trichet's signature yet? According to http://www.ecb.int/change/eurobnfaq_en.htm#sec4 (Question 13) all notes printed since 1 Novermber 2003 bear Trichets signature. Up to now I have noticed Duisenberg's signature only. Maybe I have been unlucky , but I must admit that I often forget to check the signature.

[bhoeyb]

but I must admit that I often forget to check the signature.

I've never checked it but I will do now. I have a few brand new banknotes this moment ...

CHECKED: No, all notes have the same sig.

[thomas]

Has anybody got a note with Trichet's signature yet? According to http://www.ecb.int/change/eurobnfaq_en.htm#sec4 (Question 13) all notes printed since 1 Novermber 2003 bear Trichets signature.

Samples of JCT's signature started to be shipped to the printing facilities in December, and printing new notes has probably just started. So it's pretty sure that those notes are not yet in circulation.-

Anyway, in 2003, no JCT-notes have been printed.

[Poutsi]

His signature (http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/monetarypolicy2004en.pdf LARGE pdf file, page 8 ) seems to be somewhat similar to Duisenbergs, so it won't be very easy to recognize it if you don't pay attention.

[Dakkus]

Duisenberg:


Trichet:


Those should be easy enough to recognize :)

[thomas]

His signature (http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/monetarypolicy2004en.pdf LARGE pdf file, page 8 ) seems to be somewhat similar to Duisenbergs, so it won't be very easy to recognize it if you don't pay attention.

here are the signatures:
http://www.hagemann.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=91#758

[androl]

It will be interesting to know if the signature can be told by the printer code. I think when they put the new signature onto the printing plates, the plates will also get a new printer number, for example P010 for 20€/X

[thomas]

It will be interesting to know if the signature can be told by the printer code.

I guess so. The signature is part of the main design together with the architecture motif and the printer code, done by offset printing. Therefore they need new offset plates, that is: new plate numbers.

[Asiamaniac]

I never knew that this is something to look at, but you are right. With the new boss in Frankfurt. But my notes are still Duisenberg-ones.

[Poutsi]

This was published yesterday (monday) on ECB website:

Euro banknotes with the signature of the ECB President, Jean-Claude Trichet

Euro banknotes bearing the signature of Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), are starting to come into circulation. Production of these banknotes began shortly after Mr Trichet became President on 1 November 2003.

This is in line with Article 1 (2) of ECB Decision ECB/2001/7 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes, as last amended by Decision ECB/2003/4, which states that "other elements of the [banknote] designs shall include...the signature of the President of the ECB".

Banknotes with Mr Trichet's signature are issued by the euro area national central banks in the normal way, i.e. to replace unfit banknotes and to meet any increase in demand for specific denominations. They circulate alongside those bearing the signature of his predecessor, Mr Willem F. Duisenberg. Both categories of banknote are equally valid. Neither should be regarded as a collector's item.

(original news item: en de fr nl fi es pt it)

pics:

[Senior]

Please take note of the unchanged year (still 2002).
Greetings,

Senior

[Venga]

Please take note of the unchanged year (still 2002).
Greetings,

Senior

Of course still the same year... it's still the same design!