The provision of a currency as a public good is one of the most prestigious public services. In a book contribution for the Deutsche Bundesbank, Wolfram Seidemann, CEO of G+D Currency Technology, talks about the euro as global currency model and a masterpiece of banknote technology, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. This episode is an extract including:

• The euro as a forerunner in the logistics network
• The euro as a forerunner of banknote technology
• The euro and protection against counterfeiting
• Technological future of the euro
• The euro as a sustainable means of payment
• Cash is freedom and inclusion