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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir / HUAF |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a portrait of King Stephen I of Hungary in royal regalia, set against a lavender guilloche underprint with a domed architectural structure in the background. The EU flag appears in the upper left corner, with the denomination '0' in large numeral to the left of the portrait. The issuer serial prefix 'HUAF' and series designation '2022-2' are inscribed at lower right and upper area respectively. |
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| 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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The EuroSouvenir program, administered under license from the European Central Bank, permits authorized national distributors to issue zero-denomination collector notes using the standard euro banknote format. HUAF — the Hungarian distributor — has used the series to commemorate figures from Hungarian national history, and István I (Stephen I) is an obvious centerpiece: he was crowned first King of Hungary on Christmas Day 1000 AD, established the Roman Catholic church hierarchy across the kingdom, and remains a founding figure of the Hungarian state.
Oberthur Fiduciaire prints the entire EuroSouvenir catalog, applying the same security substrate and print quality used for circulating currency — which is precisely the point of the program's appeal to collectors.