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0 Euro - Aurel Stodola
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a right-facing portrait vignette of Aurel Stodola (1859–1942) set against an underprint incorporating a heat pump schematic, one of his notable inventions. To the right, the main building of the Technical University of Košice is rendered in fine line engraving, accompanied by the university's logo positioned beneath the portrait. The EuroSouvenir programme branding, denomination numeral '0', and issuing year '2018' are inscribed across the design field. |
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| Obverse lettering | AUREL STODOLA (1859-1942) EUROSOUVENIR 2018 - 1 0 0 TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KOŠICE EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. EEBD |
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Aurel Stodola (1859–1942) was a Slovak-born engineer whose theoretical work on steam and gas turbines underpinned much of twentieth-century turbomachinery design — his 1903 textbook remained a standard reference for decades. The choice to commemorate him on a souvenir euro is unusual; most EuroSouvenir issues favor landscapes or monuments over scientists, and Stodola is not especially well known outside engineering circles.
Printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire under the EuroSouvenir program, which licenses the euro format for officially tolerated novelty issues carrying no legal tender status. Oberthur's security printing infrastructure is used regardless, meaning the paper and production standards are broadly comparable to circulating notes.