, ▁thus ▁also ▁including ▁the ▁stock s ▁held ▁by ▁credit ▁institutions . ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁figures ▁is ▁more ▁significant ▁through ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁bank notes ▁raised ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁number ▁is ▁higher ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁figures ▁are ▁as ▁follows ▁( Nov . ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁: ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁new ▁' Europe ' ▁series ▁was ▁issued . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁of ▁notes ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁those ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁' Europe ' ▁until ▁existing ▁stock s ▁are ▁exha usted , ▁then ▁gradually ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁circul ation . ▁Both ▁series ▁thus ▁run ▁parallel ▁but ▁the ▁proportion ▁tends ▁in ev it ably ▁to ▁a ▁sharp ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁latest ▁figures ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁EC B ▁are ▁the ▁following ▁: ▁ ▁Leg al ▁information ▁ ▁Leg ally , ▁both ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁euro zone ▁countries ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁issue ▁the ▁ 7 ▁different ▁euro ▁bank notes . ▁In ▁practice , ▁only ▁the ▁national ▁central ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁zone ▁phys ically ▁issue ▁and ▁withdraw ▁euro ▁bank notes . ▁The ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁c ash ▁office ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁any ▁c ash ▁operations . ▁ ▁Track ing ▁