▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁bear ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank , ▁inc umb ent ▁Mario ▁Drag hi . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁issues ▁do ▁not ▁reflect ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁as ▁Cy pr us ▁is ▁not ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁notes ▁as ▁the ▁map ▁does ▁not ▁extend ▁far ▁enough ▁east , ▁and ▁Mal ta ▁is ▁also ▁missing ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁current ▁series ' ▁minimum ▁size ▁for ▁dep iction . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank ▁plans ▁to ▁red es ign ▁the ▁notes ▁every ▁seven ▁or ▁eight ▁years ▁after ▁each ▁issue , ▁a ▁new ▁ 5 0 ▁note ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁circul ation ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁New ▁production ▁and ▁anti - counter fe iting ▁techniques ▁are ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁notes , ▁but ▁the ▁basic ▁design ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁theme ▁( brid ges ▁and ▁arch es ) ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁use ▁colours ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁series . ▁However , ▁the ▁new ▁note ▁is ▁vis ibly ▁distinguish able ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁one . ▁ ▁Design ▁▁ ▁The ▁fifty ▁euro ▁note ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁smallest ▁note , ▁meas uring ▁ ▁× ▁, ▁with ▁an ▁orange ▁colour ▁scheme . ▁Each ▁euro ▁bank note ▁dep ict s ▁brid ges ▁and ▁arch es / door ways ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁historical ▁European ▁style ; ▁the ▁€ 5 0 ▁note ▁shows ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁era ▁( 1 5 th ▁and ▁ 1 6 th ▁centuries ). ▁Although ▁Robert ▁Kal