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0 Euro - Hugo Simberg
| Issuer | European Collectors Exchange (ECE) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette reproduces Hugo Simberg's celebrated 1903 symbolist painting "The Wounded Angel" (Haavoittunut Enkeli), rendered in full colour. Denomination "0" and the EUROSOUVENIR inscription appear at left, with series reference "2022-1" above. Signatory panel bearing R. Faille, C.E.O., and LECB is printed at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Design echoes the standard euro banknote aesthetic, with six European architectural landmarks arranged across the centre: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Belém Tower (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels). A vignette of the Mona Lisa portrait appears at right, alongside the EUROSOUVENIR denomination panel and printer imprint at lower centre. |
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Hugo Simberg (1873–1917) was a Finnish Symbolist painter whose most recognized works — "The Wounded Angel" and "The Garden of Death" — occupy an unusual place in European art history: deeply morbid in subject, yet widely beloved in his home country. The 0 Euro souvenir note format, issued by ECE and printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, has no legal tender status whatsoever. It exists purely as a collector piece, and the choice of Simberg as a subject is a pointed one — his work sits far outside the heroic or civic imagery that typically anchors commemorative currency.