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0 Euro - 50. Výročie odporu proti okupácii
| Issuer | Slovakia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a vignette based on Ladislav Bielik's iconic photograph of the Soviet military intervention in Czechoslovakia on 21 August 1968, symbolising civilian resistance during the suppression of the Prague Spring. The central image is framed by period-appropriate documentary imagery evoking the atmosphere of the occupation, with the commemorative inscription and issue details arranged in the surrounding letterpress fields. A catalogue number and the EEAM Euro Souvenir series identifier appear alongside the facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O. of the EEAM. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The "0 euro" souvenir note format was launched commercially around 2015 by a French company specifically targeting the European tourism market — these are legal-design but zero-denomination pieces, sold at face value as collectibles and never intended for use as currency. This example commemorates the 50th anniversary of resistance to the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, when Soviet-led forces crushed the Prague Spring reforms. Slovakia produces these alongside the Czech Republic, each claiming a distinct national narrative around the same event.
Oberthur's involvement is standard for the series. The watermark is a contractual feature of the programme, not a response to any counterfeiting concern.