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0 Euro - Jan Benigier
| Issuer | Eurosouvenir |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Euro |
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| Reverse description | Standard Eurosouvenir reverse with six European architectural vignettes arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken Pis. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right. Denominations '0€' and 'EURO SOUVENIR' lettering are present alongside the printer's imprint. |
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| Protection description | Watermark in the form of an imprint of the base of the Eiffel Tower |
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Jan Benigier was a Polish Righteous Among the Nations who, with his wife Antonina, sheltered Jewish families in the Kielce region during the German occupation. The 0 Euro souvenir program, run under European Central Bank licensing through Oberthur Fiduciaire, has become a significant vehicle for commemorating figures who receive little official recognition elsewhere — Benigier being a prime example of someone better known locally than nationally.
Małgorzata Pławecka-Jasek, a Polish designer, handled the artwork — an unusual assignment given that most souvenir Euro designs originate with French or pan-European studios working through Oberthur's standard pipeline.