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0 Euro - Joensuu Suomi-Finland
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the world's largest coin sculpture, created by numismatist Timo Ruotsalainen of Joensuu in 2017 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence, constructed from 385,000 markka and penni coins, standing 3 metres high and weighing 850 kg. The design carries Guinness World Records certification branding and the inscription JOENSUU SUOMI-FINLAND, with the zero-euro denomination indicated at lower centre. The year 2019 and the EUROSOUVENIR programme identifier appear alongside the authorized signatures of R. Faille, C.E.O., and LEAS. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOENSUU SUOMI-FINLAND THE WORLDS BIGGEST COIN SCULPTURE EUROSOUVENIR 2019-1 0 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ® 0 EURO SOUVENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. LEAS |
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Euro Souvenir notes are an officially sanctioned collectible series launched in France in 2015 and later expanded across Europe, produced under license from the European Central Bank and printed to the same security specifications as genuine euro banknotes — same paper, same dimensions, same Oberthur production line in Chantilly. The zero denomination is a deliberate legal device, since reproducing a real denomination for non-monetary use would violate EU counterfeiting statutes.
Joensuu, the capital of North Karelia, joined the series in 2019. Oberthur Fiduciaire has printed the overwhelming majority of Euro Souvenir issues since the program's inception.