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0 Euro - Berlin - Capital of Germany
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 2020-2024 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BERLIN - CAPITAL OF GERMANY SOUVENIR BANKNOTE EUROPE // SOUVENIR BANKNOTE EUROPE |
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| Reverse lettering | SOUVENIR BANKNOTE EUROPE /// SOUVENIR BANKNOTE EUROPE 2020 |
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The zero-euro souvenir note was introduced by the French company Oberthur Fiduciaire in 2015, officially licensed by the European Central Bank to use euro-style security features — including genuine watermarks and embedded security threads — on a denomination that carries no legal tender value anywhere. The program was designed as a collectible from the start, sold directly to tourists at museums, landmarks, and official visitor sites across Europe.
The Berlin issue is one of dozens produced for German cities and attractions, printed to full banknote specification despite having no monetary function. Oberthur produces the blanks; the design changes, the substrate doesn't.