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| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | NASCIMENTO DE UMA LENDA – ESTORIL 1985 2021-1 R.FAILLE EURO SOUV ENIR MEFF |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The "Euro Souvenir" program was launched in 2015 by the European Banknote Memory Organization (EBMO) to produce legal-tender 0 euro notes sold as collectibles — they carry the zero denomination precisely because they are never intended for transactional use, though they are technically valid across the eurozone. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints the entire series under strict security specifications, including genuine intaglio printing and embedded security features, which means a souvenir note produced to higher technical standards than many circulating issues from smaller nations.
This particular piece commemorates Ayrton Senna's first Formula One victory at Estoril in 1985 — a wet-weather drive that announced him as something categorically different from his contemporaries.