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Facelift for European Union Bank Notes

A bridge is obviously functional. It can also symbolize connecting two land masses or countries that are otherwise separated by some sort of physical or psychological chasm. This is implied by the bridge vignettes that appear on bank notes issued by the European Central Bank for the European Union.

The message has resonated as the EU is now into its second decade in which most of its members use the euro as their common

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