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0 Euro - Lenin 150th birth anniversary
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Euro |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Vladimir Lenin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of his birth (1870–2020), with reference to the October Revolution of 1917. Denomination '0' and 'EURO' inscribed at lower right, flanked by guilloche underprint. Series code '2019-1' and EuroSouvenir branding appear alongside CEO signature 'R. FAILLE'. |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural landmarks arranged across the vignette: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken Pis. Portrait of the Mona Lisa at right. Printer's imprint 'IMPRIMÉ PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' at lower centre. |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar legal niche — issued under an EU-sanctioned program that allows member-state cultural institutions to produce zero-denomination collector pieces that mimic euro banknote aesthetics without constituting legal tender. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the major European security printers, handles much of the series production, lending these items genuine banknote-grade substrate and construction despite their novelty status.
Commemorating Lenin's 150th birth anniversary in 2019 made for an ideologically charged subject in a format underpinned by the European Union's monetary framework — a detail that apparently amused nobody enough to stop production.