The foiling was incorporated into the design to give the impression of a bank note, in order to highlight the issue's coverage of tech startups across Europe.
The 162pp magazine is printed by St Ives. Although the print run was not disclosed, Wired's circulation for the first half of 2010 was 50,009, according to ABC figures.
Wired is foiled for October tech startup issue
Cond Nast's Wired magazine featured a foiled cover from Celloglas on its October issue.