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0 Euro - Pieter Bruegel de Oude Pieter Brueghel l'ancien
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural landmarks arranged across the face: the Brandenburg Gate, the Torre de Belém, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sagrada Família, and the Manneken Pis; a vignette of the Mona Lisa occupies the right portion. The IMPRIMÉ PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE imprint appears along the lower margin. |
| 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 peculiar corner of notaphily — they are legal tender for zero euros, a denomination that technically satisfies EU rules requiring member-state approval for any euro-denomination instrument while carrying no actual redemption value. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints the series to the same security standards as circulating currency, which is part of the collector appeal.
This example commemorates Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the sixteenth-century Flemish painter. The 2019 issue likely ties to the 450th anniversary of his death, which triggered a wave of institutional commemorations across Belgium and the Netherlands that year.