The EURion constellation is a pattern of symbols incorporated into a number of secure documents such as banknotes, cheques, and ownership title certificate designs worldwide since about 1996. It is ad
The Orion constellation
Omron rings made by circular zeroes on a US $20 note (marked in blue)
Omron rings ("Type 2" pattern) on Egyptian 200 pound banknote (marked in blue), forming a pentagon shape
U.S. bank cheque with EURion constellations in the upper right and lower left corners
The Deutsche Mark, abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990, and then unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English,
EURion constellation
…sufficient for some colour photocopiers to refuse processing. Some banks integrate the constellation tightly with the remaining design of the note. On 50 DM German banknotes, the Eurion circles formed the innermost circles in a background pattern of fine concentric circles. On the front of former Bank of England Elgar £20…
Obverse view of the 2001 special gold issue of the DM1 coin
One Deutsche Mark (1948), first series, Allied military issue
The penalty for counterfeiting and forgery of banknotes (imprisonment at least two years) appeared on the upper right corner of the reverse of all third series banknotes. Note this is the post-1970 variant, featuring "Freiheitsstrafe" ("imprisonment") instead of "Zuchthaus" (roughly "hard labour prison").
Banknote mit dem Nominalwert 10 Deutsche Mark, Wertseite, ausgegeben 1980