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The sculpture, entitled "The Removal of Europa," was a gift from Crete to the European Parliament in 2005.
Ironically, the mythical story of Europa is as scandalous as the sovereign European debt crisis.
As the tale goes, Europa was a Phoenician woman who was unwillingly abducted, sexually abused, and impregnated by Zeus who disguised himself as a bull.
While Europa does not function as an official symbol of the EU, modern Europe still references the story near its government buildings.
Here is a better look at the new banknotes which will enter into circulation in November:
As an added security feature, a hologram of Europa appears on a silvery stripe on the right of the bill.
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