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| Issuer | Euroscope |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 00 0 0 MEMO EUROscope LE TRAIN DE LA RHUNE - PAYS BASQUE ~ depuis 1924 ~ © MEM OEU ROS COPE 2018 EAAA186/1 euroscope w |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The zero-euro souvenir note format was licensed by the European Central Bank and commercialized primarily through Euroscope beginning around 2015, allowing tourism operators and regional bodies to issue legal-format collector pieces without monetary value. Enschedé's involvement lends these otherwise novelty items genuine security printing credentials — the Haarlem firm has produced banknotes continuously since the early 18th century and prints for multiple sovereign issuers today.
Alexandra Metzen designed a substantial portion of the French regional zero-euro series. The watermark is the one security feature that separates these from outright reproductions.