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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Bratislava Castle rendered in intaglio-style engraving over a lilac guilloche underprint; the Slovak coat of arms appears at lower left beside the large zero denomination numeral. The EU flag with twelve gold stars is at upper left, with the serial prefix and series date at centre left. Facsimile signature of R. Faille (C.E.O.) at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries vignettes of six iconic European landmarks — Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken Pis — arranged across the note against a multicolour guilloche underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right. The printer's name is inscribed along the lower margin. |
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The EuroSouvenir program — launched in 2015 with backing from the European Central Bank, which permits zero-denomination collector notes provided they carry no monetary value — has been printed almost exclusively by Oberthur Fiduciaire, giving the series a consistency of security-feature quality that rivals circulating currency. The notes are legal to produce precisely because they cannot be tendered for payment.
Bratislava joined the eurozone in 2009 alongside the rest of Slovakia, making a Slovak capital subject a logical addition to the tourist note catalog. Oberthur's facility in Chantepie, outside Rennes, handles the bulk of this production.