Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
0 Euro - Merry Christmas
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020-2021 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| 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 | Central vignette of Santa Claus carrying a gift bag and holding a wrapped present, set against a lilac guilloche underprint. The EU flag vignette appears at upper left, with the large zero denomination numeral to its right and stars scattered across the field. The EURO SOUVENIR inscription appears at lower centre alongside the CEO facsimile signature and serial number at lower right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| 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 SOUV ENIR |
| 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 |
EuroSouvenir's zero denomination notes occupy a legal grey area that the ECB has never formally closed — they carry euro visual styling but are exempt from counterfeiting law precisely because they have no face value and are not legal tender. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them with the same security substrate used on genuine euro series notes, which has occasionally caused confusion at border controls despite the "0 Euro" overprint.
The Christmas editions were issued across two consecutive years, suggesting demand was strong enough to warrant a reprint cycle rather than a single seasonal run.