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0 Euro Cruz Verde Fire Department
| Issuer | Bombeiros Voluntários Cruz Verde, Vila Real |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of a vintage early-20th-century fire engine rendered in intaglio-style engraving set against a vignette of the Cruz Verde headquarters building in Vila Real, all on a lilac and yellow guilloche underprint. The large numeral '0' appears to the left of centre, flanked by a ring of twelve stars and a miniature EU flag motif with the date '2023-1'. The 'EURO SOUVENIR' logotype in blue and orange occupies the lower left, with an alphanumeric serial number and a facsimile signature in the lower right corner. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse follows the standard Euro Souvenir format, presenting outline vignettes of seven iconic European landmarks arranged across the note on a multicolour guilloche background. The face value '0 EURO' and the 'SOUVENIR' designation are printed centrally, with the printer's imprint 'IMPRIMÉ PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' placed in the lower field. |
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The zero-euro souvenir note program, administered through licensed agreements with the European Central Bank, has since roughly 2015 generated hundreds of locally themed issues for museums, tourist sites, and civic organizations across Europe. Cruz Verde — Green Cross — is one of Portugal's volunteer fire brigades, a network that predates the professional fire service and still handles the bulk of rural firefighting in the country's interior. Vila Real sits in Trás-os-Montes, a region where volunteer corps like this one have historically operated with minimal state funding, relying instead on community support and exactly the kind of merchandise revenue these notes are designed to generate.
Oberthur's involvement ensures the security printing meets genuine currency-grade specifications, which is part of the program's legal requirement under ECB terms.