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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Reverse description | Six vignettes of iconic European monuments arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Belém Tower (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken Pis (Brussels). A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right, set against a lavender guilloche underprint. The denomination "0 EURO" is printed at centre with the "EURO SOUVENIR" logotype and the legend "PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE" at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes are legal tender novelties issued under a scheme authorized by the Banque de France, allowing commemorative 0 Euro pieces to circulate as genuine euro banknotes while serving purely as collectibles. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the major security printers behind actual euro production, handles the physical printing — which means the security features are real, not cosmetic.
The England FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tie-in is a curious artifact: England was eliminated in the quarterfinals by France, the very country whose printing infrastructure produced this note.