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THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank (ECB) launched an online game this week to explain the features of a new €10 note that is to be released in January.
Competition
Twenty of the highest scoring players will win €5 VIP banknotes from the Europa series which will be personally signed by the ECB President Mario Draghi. 80 runners-up will receive a commemorative €10 banknote from the first series.
Only European Union residents over 18-years-old are eligible to play the game. Players have to uncover four of the security features and also guess the number of euro banknotes in circulation in the euro area on 31 December 2013. The competition is open now and closes at 10.59 pm GMT on 12 January 2014.
Christine Graeff, Director General for Communications and Language Services at the ECB said:
The euro is the most visible and internationally known symbol of a united Europe.334 million people use euro banknotes every day. This game is a fun way to remind all of us to take a closer look at them.
The new €10 banknote will be unveiled on 13 January 2014 and start circulating later in the year.
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So let me get this straight …first prize…a fiver. runner up…a tenner???….game devised by ECB.
Im going back to bed with a panadol
Count yourself lucky you don’t have to pay them back!
Only in euro land could this be contemplated.
Mel
Economics 101 – Supply and Demand.
Aa s supply of 20 of something is lower that the supply of 80, demand for the 20 should be higher than the demand for the 80, everything else being equal.
Please note economics is based on the principle of “Everything else being equal”.
However in this case the ECB know the price of everything but the value of nothing.
Does Draghi think hes a celebrity?
Why would anyone WANT his autograph? Misery Broker
Just goes to show the ego of these clowns. Signed by Mario Draghi, I mean flippen hell?!?!
This is tooooo funny. €5 for the winner with it signed by one of the Mario Brothers and the loser gets €10. You couldn’t make this shit up
So the winners get five euro then. Jesus wept.
1st prize €5.
2nd prize €10.
Wish I’d entered now and came nowhere. I’d probably get thousands.
A new €10 note? Great, another 6 months – 1 year of vending machines not taking €10 notes.
Isn’t his signature on all €5 notes anyway?
Ye it’s on all the notes. The fact that these fivers are personally signed means they are collectors items worth a few bob. The fact the tenners are the first run means they’ll be worth a few more to collectors too. But on the face of it yes, first prize a fiver second prize a tenner! Wonder could we pull a similar trick on the ecb……. we COULD pay you back your 200billion but how about we pay you the better price of 50billion and we’ll say ye won a prize!
Joke!
Reading this article makes me think:”who gives a s**t?!” Another non-story from The Journal.
Couldn’t stop laughing
Great way to start the day ;)
What a crap prize!
Cool I want one
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