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0 Euro - Lisboa Castelo de S.Jorge
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2017-2018 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of São Jorge Castle perched on its hilltop in Lisbon, rendered in purple-toned intaglio print against a multicolour guilloche underprint. To the left, a large intaglio zero numeral and the EU flag logo with circular EUROSOUVENIR inscription, a ring of twelve gold stars, and the edition code 2018-1. The signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., appears at lower right alongside the serial number prefix MENN. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in 2015 by a French entrepreneur, Richard Faille, under the commercial brand EuroSouvenir, with Oberthur Fiduciaire producing the notes to genuine banknote specification — the same security paper, intaglio printing, and UV features used on circulating euro currency. The legal framework is straightforward: EU regulations permit the printing of zero-denomination notes because they carry no monetary value and therefore cannot constitute counterfeiting of any kind.
Castelo de São Jorge in Lisbon is among the higher-volume subjects in the Iberian range, given the site's tourist throughput. Notes sold at the castle itself typically carry a point-of-sale premium well above the base retail price of around €2–3.