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0 Euro Argentina - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Champions du monde
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows three Argentine footballers in striped jerseys celebrating, one aloft holding the World Cup trophy, over a guilloche underprint in lilac tones. The European Union flag appears at upper left, with the large numeral "0" in dark intaglio style at centre-left, and the inscription "CAMPEON DEL MUNDO" in bold vertical lettering across the centre. Stars and the EuroSouvenir logo appear at lower right alongside the CEO facsimile signature. |
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| Reverse description | Six iconic European architectural monuments are rendered in vignette form across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Torre de Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels). A portrait vignette of the Mona Lisa appears at right. The face value "0€" and series inscription are printed in the lower field against a lilac guilloche underprint. |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a strange niche — legal tender for zero, printed to the same technical standards as circulating currency, and sold to collectors at a markup over face value. This one commemorates Argentina's third World Cup title, won in Qatar in December 2022 on penalties against France, a result that generated considerable friction given that these notes were pressed by a French firm. Oberthur Fiduciaire, which prints genuine banknotes for numerous central banks, applies full security printing here: UV-reactive inks, fine-line intaglio work, and microprinting — none of it strictly necessary for a souvenir, but that's the point.