Catalog
0 Euro - Jawasakki Suomi
| Issuer | Finland |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 135 × 74 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The standard eurosouvenir reverse carries vignettes of six celebrated European landmarks arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), the Belém Tower (Lisbon), the Colosseum (Rome), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis statue (Brussels). The Mona Lisa appears at the right side of the composition, a characteristic element of the Oberthur Fiduciaire eurosouvenir reverse design. The denomination 0 Euro is displayed within a guilloche underprint, with printer and country-of-manufacture inscriptions along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUVENIR |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Finland's "Jawasakki Suomi" 0 euro souvenir note belongs to the collector series that emerged after the European Central Bank explicitly permitted their issue in 2015, opening a minor industry for tourism-oriented paper. "Jawasakki" is a phonetic Finnish rendering of "Java Sakki," a card game with deep roots in Finnish rural culture — the note commemorates a pastime rather than a person or institution.
Oberthur Fiduciaire produced these on genuine banknote paper with a watermark, giving them the tactile authenticity that drives the collector market despite zero monetary value.