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0 Euro - DIE DEUTSCHEN BUNDESLÄNDER HESSEN
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a multi-vignette composition arranged across the note's surface, each panel illustrating a celebrated European landmark: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), the Belém Tower (Lisbon), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Colosseum (Rome), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait occupies the right portion of the design, with printer's imprint and denomination repeated in the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The "0 Euro" souvenir note series launched across Europe in 2015 as a legal-tender curiosity with no practical spending value — face value zero, sold at a markup, and designed specifically for the collector market. Oberthur Fiduciaire produced this Hessen edition using genuine banknote paper with watermark security, which gives these souvenirs a tactile authenticity that separates them sharply from ordinary tourist ephemera. The ECB formally authorized the series, meaning the notes carry real euro-format dimensions and security substrate despite their commercial rather than monetary purpose.