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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018-2020 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural landmarks are represented across the note: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Torre de Belém, the Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken Pis. A vignette of the Mona Lisa appears to the right, with the printer's imprint 'IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE' at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ TORREDEBELEM DASBRANENBUGERTOR COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a curious niche — legal-tender zero-denomination novelties authorized under a 2014 European Central Bank framework that allows eurozone cultural and tourist sites to issue commemorative notes provided they carry no monetary value. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the major French security printers, produced this example, applying genuine banknote paper and a watermark to a product that will never see a cash drawer.
Napoleon's commercial afterlife in French souvenir culture is relentless, and his appearance across multiple EuroSouvenir issues reflects consistent demand rather than any particular numismatic significance.