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Country codes and Serial numbers

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Country codes on the 1st series 

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This particular banknote, bearing the letter 'S', was printed for the Banca d'Italia. The country codes are listed below.

Country codes

(1) Latvia adopted the euro on 1 January 2014. In future Latvijas Banka has the right to use the letter "C" in the serial number in the event it is allocated any future production of banknotes of the first series. However, the use of that letter is still uncertain; it depends on future production arrangements. More information: Banknotes and coins production
(2) Lithuania adopted the euro on 1 January 2015. In future Lietuvos bankas has the right to use the letter «B» in the serial number in the event it is allocated any future production of banknotes of the first series. However, the use of that letter is still uncertain; it depends on future production arrangements. More information: Banknotes and coins production
(3) Uncirculated euro banknotes issued by the Banque centrale du Luxembourg bear the code of the central banks of the countries where the banknotes for Luxembourg are produced.
Belgium Z
Germany X
Estonia D
Ireland T
Greece Y
Spain V
France U
Italy S
Cyprus G
Latvia C  (1)
Lithuania B  (2)
Luxembourg (3)
Malta F
Netherlands P
Austria N
Portugal M
Slovenia H
Slovakia E
Finland L
 

Serial numbers on the Europa series of banknotes

Printing works and letters

Banque Nationale de Belgique Z
Bank of Greece Y
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (Munich) X
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (Leipzig) W
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre V
Banque de France U
Central Bank of Ireland T
Banca d'Italia S
Bundesdruckerei GmbH R
Joh. Enschede Security Printing BV P
Oesterreichische Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH N
Valora M
Not assigned L
Not assigned K
De La Rue Currency (Gateshead) J
De La Rue Currency (Loughton) H
Not assigned G
Not assigned F
Oberthur Fiduciaire E
Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych D
Not assigned C
Not assigned B
Not assigned A