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0 Euro - Amsterdam Westertoren
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | AMSTERDAM WESTERTOREN EUROSOUVENIR 2023-1 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. PECE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Reverse description | Six vignettes of European architectural landmarks arranged across the note — Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Torre de Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels) — with a portrait of the Mona Lisa at right. Printer's inscription and "0 EURO" denomination appear in the lower register. |
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EuroSouvenir's zero-denomination collector notes are printed to full De La Rue-equivalent security standards by Oberthur Fiduciaire — watermark, security thread, and all — because EU regulations require it. A souvenir that looks too much like real currency without the safeguards would be a counterfeiting liability. The zero denomination is the legal workaround: technically not money, therefore not regulated as money, but produced as if it were.
The Westertoren tower, completed in 1638, was the tallest structure in Amsterdam for centuries. Rembrandt is buried in the Westerkerk at its base.