There is a new survey with some design proposals for the themes “European Culture” and “Rivers and Birds”.

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      6 hours ago

      House cats are an invasive species that kill all the birds. Hardly an animal worth putting on a bill. Large cats were however once native to Europe, which is why you see so many lion crests, but putting that on there would hardly seem progressive.

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        Ok then we should have wild animals like squirrels, moose and beavers. There are so many beautiful animals in Europe. No reason to restrict the collection to birds only.

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      Birds don’t belong to a single country or person, yet are very noticeable and something a lot of people can associate with.

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        And at least to me, they symbolise freedom, and more specifically freedom of movement. They go wherever they want, whenever they want, with no restriction. And this is a fundamental idea of the EU.

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      Yeah they should’ve had different animals.

      The most popular notes in Denmark were the ones with different animals. Pay me squirrel, I can’t give a fish back on your lizard.