A new €5 banknote, the first one in the Europa series, began to circulate across the eurozone on Thursday. It includes new security features, a watermark and hologram displaying a portrait of Europa, and an eye-catching emerald number. The other banknotes in the series will be introduced in the years ahead, with the €10 as the next denomination.

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