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0 Euro Das U-Boot 17
| Issuer | Technik Museen Sinsheim Speyer |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Size | 135 × 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large intaglio-style vignette of a Type 206A submarine rendered in deep violet-maroon tones against a multicolour guilloche underprint in lavender and yellow. At upper left, the Technik Museen Sinsheim Speyer logo appears alongside a miniature European Union flag, with the large numeral '0' denomination at centre-left and the bold inscription 'DAS U-BOOT 17' over the figure '17' in the central field. The serial number appears at lower right beneath a facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., with 'EURO SOUV ENIR' in a stacked cartouche at lower left. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELÉM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The U-17 is one of the few surviving Type 206A submarines operated by the German Bundesmarine, and Sinsheim acquired it in 2003 after a complex overland transport — the boat was moved by road through several towns, a logistical operation that drew considerable public attention. Oberthur Fiduciaire, which has produced the bulk of the European zero-euro souvenir series since the format launched around 2015, printed this note to the same security specifications as genuine euro currency, including the embedded security thread.
The zero-euro souvenir note has no legal tender status anywhere in the eurozone.