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0 Euro - Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg-Speicherstadt
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the standard Euro Souvenir programme design with a composite vignette of iconic European landmarks rendered in lilac and gold tones, including the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sagrada Familia, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Manneken Pis statue, set against a guilloche underprint. The denomination '0€' with the euro symbol appears at upper left, with the 'EURO SOUVENIR' logo block at lower right. A vertical security thread is visible at centre. |
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| Protection description | Vertical security thread embedded at centre of note; holographic star rosette at upper right of obverse. |
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| Comments |
Euro Souvenir notes are a licensed novelty series produced under agreement with the European Central Bank, which permits the "0 Euro" denomination specifically to sidestep regulations prohibiting the reproduction of genuine euro banknotes. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints the series using genuine banknote paper and real security features — the thread and hologram here are not decorative approximations but production-grade elements from the same supplier chain used for circulating currency.
Miniatur Wunderland, the Hamburg attraction that prompted this issue, holds the record for the world's largest model railway exhibition, a detail that gives the souvenir at least a defensible claim to collector interest beyond the purely touristic.