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0 Euro Köln Kölner Dom Smaller size
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2021-2022 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | KÖLNER DOM - COLOGNE CATHEDRAL EUROSOUVENIR 2021-5 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XEHH ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Reverse description | Standard Euro Souvenir reverse with vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate, Tower of Belem, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken Pis, all set within a multicolour guilloche underprint. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right. Denomination '0€' and printer imprint are inscribed at lower centre. |
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The 0 Euro souvenir series was launched in France in 2016 and rapidly expanded across European tourist sites — a commercial venture by ENIC/Oberthur that exploits legal ambiguity: these notes are genuine legal tender in denomination only, struck to EC specifications on banknote-grade paper, but issued at a retail markup that guarantees no one spends them. Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited landmark in Germany, was an obvious candidate. The smaller format was introduced to the series around 2021 to distinguish new releases from earlier issues and to drive repeat purchases from existing collectors.