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0 Euro - Móric Beňovský
| Issuer | European Euro Banknote Society (EEBS) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Designer(s) | A. Ferda |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large engraved portrait vignette of Móric Beňovský (1746–1786), the Slovak-Hungarian nobleman, explorer and adventurer, rendered in purple intaglio-style linework and occupying the centre-right of the note. Behind the portrait, a tall ship under sail evokes his maritime voyages, while a period battle scene with soldiers wading ashore appears in the lower right; a heraldic coat of arms is positioned below the portrait, and a classical manor house vignette occupies the lower centre-left. To the left, the large numeral '0' underprint in dark guilloche serves as the denomination indicator, flanked by the EU star circle and the series code '2021-4' in the upper left corner, with the multicolour 'EURO SOUV ENIR' logo in the lower left. |
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| 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 |
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Móric Beňovský — alternately claimed by both Slovakia and Hungary — was an 18th-century adventurer who escaped a Siberian prison, briefly ruled Madagascar as a self-declared king, and died in 1786 fighting French colonial troops sent to suppress his own regime. He is one of those genuinely strange historical figures who resists clean national ownership, which is precisely why a cross-border commemorative format suits him.
The zero-euro souvenir note series, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire to genuine euro security specifications, carries legal-tender-style credibility with no actual monetary obligation — a format that has proven effective for cultural tourism since its commercial launch around 2015.